Man in the MiddleAs the go-between for student leaders and Universityadministrators, retiring Vice Chancellor David Amblerfor 25 years helped set the tone of campus debate and dissent.

BY JENNIFER JACKSON SANNER

Holy Cow!Bill Bunyan just wants a good burger—in every county in Kansas. You got a beef with that?

BY CHRIS LAZZARINO

The Price of SuccessA historic tuition increase this fall launches KU’s most ambitious plan yet to lift its funding up to par with its peers.

BY STEVEN HILL

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22 Beautiful MindsShannon Martin shared herteacher’s zest for adventure anddiscovery. In the heartbreakingaftermath of her murder,Professor Craig Martin strivesto finish what she started.

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Cover photograph by Thad Allender

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The Cairo connection

Kenton Keith is oneof our most distin-guished diplomats, ahighly respected practi-tioner of public diplo-macy and well deserv-ing of the honor thatKU is giving him[“Highest honors,”announcingDistinguished ServiceCitation recipients,issue No. 3].

However, I would like to correct anomission in your story. Egypt was one ofKenton’s assignments and a place where,like most of those in which he served, heis fondly remembered. Kenton was oneof my predecessors in Cairo as head ofthe largest public diplomacy operationin the Near Eastern Bureau of theDepartment of State.

As a KU alumnus myself, I just want-ed to set the record straight about theKU-Cairo relationship.

Rick Roberts, g'78, g'81, PhD'87Counselor for Public Affairs

Embassy of the United States Cairo, Egypt

Once and future kings

I’m still enjoying every word of theexcellent (and nostalgic) piece you didon the ’52 NCAA championship team[“Boys to Men,” issue No. 2] and SteveHill’s fine article on Drew Gooden [“Inlike a lion,” Sports, issue No. 2]. It’sagreed that Drew would’ve won theWooden trophy if KU hadn’t lost toMaryland.

Well, wait ’till next year—again.You people are putting out a fabulous

magazine and deserve kudos galore formaking us so proud of our alma mater.My cellmates here are all big Jayhawkfans and look forward as much as I do

to the arrival of each new issue. Whichproves they ain’t nuts yet!

William S. Koester, ’41Anaheim, Calif.

A walk that never was

It makes my heart heavy whenI think of graduating in 1972.Unfortunately we weren’t allowedto walk down the Hill for gradua-tion. Just prior to graduation atornado decided to loom overLawrence and we were forced to

have graduation in Allen Field House.Not only was it hotter than you can

even believe, it was stuffy, and we evenhad to carry our own chairs.

I’m sure there are others who wishthey had held off graduation so wecould have the tradition of walkingdown the Hill, but we weren’t given thatopportunity.

No one ever mentions the class thatdidn’t get to walk down the Hill. Wewere also the ones who survived theUnion being burned, NationalGuardsmen on the corners, curfews, andspring semester being cut short becausethe semester ended early.

Just a note to remind everyone of theforgotten class that didn’t get to followtradition.

Kathy Pyke, d’72Hays

Gimme a ‘C’!

Please do more research. Your issueNo. 3 claims that some book written bysome people (who also probably do notplay disc) is your ‘ultimate’ authority[“Ultimate judgment,” Lift the Chorus, inresponse to “Good Sports,” issue No. 2].

Do you know the difference between“Frisbee” and “frisbee”?

But who cares about Frisbees? Not us.We play Ultimate, and we use discs. D-i-s-c. Why? Because it’s official; it’s a

standard. The official disc of the UPAand the sport of Ultimate is made byDiscraft. D-i-s-c-r-a-f-t.

They make ‘discs,’ and when you referto any disk used for the sport ofUltimate please spell it with a ‘c.’

As for disc(k?) golf ... who knows?Thanks for your prints—I like to see

Ultimate in media.Brian Powell, Class of 2003

Barnhart, Mo.

‘Pink and blue’ stir memories

Your article “Racy colors end theirrun” [Jayhawk Walk, issue No. 2] andthe 50th anniversary for the “pink andblue” bring to mind that my associationwith the Kansas Relays started in 1952,when, as a high school track athlete atLawrence High, I was not good enoughto compete at KU and started my offici-ating as a high-school javelin chaser.

With the year 2002 track season, Istarted my 51st year as an official and/orcoach at some level of competition (elementary school to NCAA Div. 1championships). These events could not take place without the many volun-teer coaches and officials.

My association with the coaches, ath-letes, officials and fans has made it agreat ride. Thank you all!

Jesse L. Carney, a’61Lawrence

’Nuf said

Pass along to Jennifer Sanner and therest of the staff how much I enjoy themagazine. It must be the best alumnimagazine in the country!

Rich Clarkson, j’55Denver

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2 LIFT THE CHORUSLetters from readers

5 FIRST WORDThe editor’s turn

6 ON THE BOULEVARDKU & Alumni Association events

8 JAYHAWK WALKRoyal music, Hell’s gate and a whiff of history

10 HILLTOPICSNews and notes: Self Scholars win research support, graduate tackles Middle East peace

16 SPORTSScott Russell wins second NCAA title; Mangino assembles coaching staff

35 ASSOCIATION NEWSThe 2002 Board elections

37 CLASS NOTESProfiles of a treasury secretary, a Nike executive, a hoops director and more

54 IN MEMORYDeaths in the KU family

56 ROCK CHALK REVIEWThe Divine Miss Em revisited, a prize professorretires and infant formula gets reformulated

60 OREAD ENCORESmoke ’em if you got ’em

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1-800-KUHAWKS or www.kualumni.org

August 3, 2002 6 - 11 a.m.Shawnee Mission Park, Shawnee, Kansas

located off I-435 at 7900 Renner Road between 87th Street and Midland Drive

A benefit for KU’s Audio-Reader Program, a reading and information service for the blind and visually impaired

6-7:30 a.m. Walk-in registration and race packet pick-up in the Beach Area7:30 a.m. Start of 5K and 10K Runs: 5K Walk follows with Dog-Guide Walk.

Post-race treats for participants 9 a.m. Free Tot Trot (for ages 3-10) 9:30 a.m. Race results and awards.

Registration Fees KUAA Members Non-MembersThrough July 19 $20 per entrant $25 per entrantJuly 20-Aug. 2 $25 per entrant $30 per entrantRace Day/Aug. 3 $35 per entrant $35 per entrant

Advance entrants will receive a T-shirt. Availability cannot be guaranteed on race day.

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One of Craig Martin’s favoritedays in Biology 100 is whenhe brings his mom and dadfor show-and-tell. As their

snapshot floats on a video screen inBudig Hall, Ronald and Beverly Martinmake their surprise entrance. He usuallywears a suit for the occasion, and she is“all duded up,” their son says.

“Well, Dad, what’s your blood type?”Martin asks.

“O,” Dad dutifully answers into themicrophone.

Q and A with Mom quickly revealsher blood type: A.

Their son’s type? O, reports CraigMartin, Chancellors Club teaching pro-fessor, to the 800 assembled students.

Thus begins Martin’s lecture on inher-

ited blood types. But “lecture”doesn’t do his productions jus-tice. He often plays bits ofbizarre heavy-metal tunesculled from his collection ofmore than 3,000 CDs. For aclass on the circulatory system,he treats his students to “WildHeart” by the LaughingHyenas. Then, from his trustygrab bag of props, he producesmoth larvae. Projected on-screen, blood flows throughthe bugs for all the students to see.

They also see the passionthat courses through their professor. “I guess everybodywants to share what they really know and what they’reexcited about,” says thebotanist and 21-year facultyveteran. “It’s just whether ornot you can enjoy standing infront of a hundred people—or athousand.”

Martin gladly stood beforethousands in MemorialStadium last November, when

he took part in what has become a cher-ished KU rite of autumn: the announce-ment of the HOPE Award. Then heheard his name echo through the sta-dium. He had won the HOPE from theClass of 2002. “I love that picture,” hesays of the news photo. “Look at thatsmile. I’m about busting my chops there.I thought, ‘There’s no way they couldn’tget a good picture of me,’ because I wasjust beaming. I was so thrilled and surprised.”

The award whose acronym Martinadores came after a spring that tore hisheart. One week before Commencement2001, one of his most talented students,Shannon Martin, c’01, was fatallystabbed in Costa Rica, where she hadtraveled to collect plant specimens for a

study she and her professor hoped topublish. Her murder remains unsolved.

Chris Lazzarino tells the story of aprofessor and a student who heeded thesame scholarly calling. It drives CraigMartin to teach, just as it drove ShannonMartin to make that trip only daysbefore her graduation. Now it demandsthat he finish her research.

Such kindred spirits connect at theUniversity. Young people test ideas andvalues, guided by scholars like CraigMartin, who so delight in their work thatthey are compelled to show and tell—and inspire.

David Ambler calls the process highereducation’s “magic.” As you’ll read in ourprofile, Ambler, who retires Aug. 2 asvice chancellor for student affairs, creditshis alma mater—and a devoted mentor—for changing his life.

“I am here because there was publichigher education that was low cost andaccessible,” says the Hoosier-turned-Jayhawk. “That’s had a tremendousinfluence on me.”

As Ambler leaves the Hill, theUniversity’s financial struggles havefinally forced KU to raise its tuition,which in 2001 ranked 32nd among 34institutions in the prestigious AmericanAssociation of Universities. In our fea-ture story, Steven Hill explains the fund-ing dilemma that administrators, includ-ing Ambler, have wrestled for years.

Although he endorses the increase,Ambler also reminds the University—andthe state whose assistance continues todwindle—of an obligation that shouldremain dear. “The mission of publichigher education is distinctly differentfrom private higher education.” he says.“Our responsibility is to make opportu-nities available to as wide a spectrum ofthe population as possible.”

So the alchemy of learning can con-tinue. So, even in tough or tragic times,the sublime can sustain us.�

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� Exhibitions“Geometric Abstractions: Quilts 1870-1990,” Spencer Museum of Art,through Aug. 18

“Fresh Flowers & Flying Things: Natureat the Spencer Museum,” SpencerMuseum of Art, July 20-Sept. 1

“Drawing Figures,” Spencer Museum ofArt, Aug. 3-Oct. 20

“From Reservation to CorporateOffice: Donations of Southwest Art,”Museum of Anthropology, throughAug. 18

“Early Us (and Them) in Africa,”Museum of Anthropology, throughAug. 25

“Lawrence Indian Arts Show: A JuriedCompetition,” Museum ofAnthroplogy, Sept. 14-Oct. 20

� University TheatreJULY

12-14, 19-21 “Prairie Fire,Parts I and II: ‘Lift Off’and ‘Flight &Denouement,” byProfessor JohnGronbeck-Tedesco

� Lied Center AUGUST

23 Natalie MacMaster, freeoutdoor concert

SEPTEMBER

14 Robert Mirabal withRareTribalMob in Music from APainted Cave Tour

� Hall Centerevents

OCTOBER

9 “Community Redefined:Has the Automobile Helped or

Hindered,” Watkins CommunityMuseum

16 “Race Relations: Free State Idealsand Jim Crow Patterns,” WatkinsCommunity Museum

23 “Colliding Values: Berkeley on theKaw,” Watkins Community Museum

� The Class of 2002 was treated to a finespring day for its May 19 Commencement celebration, which included, as always, smiling

faces, silly glasses and balloons of everyshape and size.

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� Alumni eventsJULY

14 Kansas City Chapter:Picnic with coach MarkMangino

18 Salina Chapter: Golf tournamentand dinner with coach Roy Williams

20 Dallas Chapter: Freshman sendoff

23 Great Bend Chapter: Receptionwith Chancellor Hemenway

27 Austin Chapter: Freshman/KU-student sendoff

28 Los Angeles Chapter:Freshman/KU-student sendoff

AUGUST

3 Kansas City: Jayhawk Jog

3 Atlanta Chapter: Big 12 Day at theAtlanta Braves

15 Atlanta Chapter: Big 12 HappyHour

15 Dodge City Chapter: Dinner withAl Bohl

19 Lawrence: Student AlumniAssociation Ice Cream Social

20 Emporia Chapter: Dinner with AlBohl

21 Austin Chapter: Fall activity plan-ning meeting

22 Kansas City Chapter: Millcreekfootball kickoff with Al Bohl

23 Valley of the Sun Chapter: Big 12Diamondbacks outing

SEPTEMBER

5-8 Las Vegas: KU vs. UNLV footballtour

7 Las Vegas: KU vs. UNLV pregamerally

14 Lawrence: SAA Tradition Keeperspregame tailgate

19 Wichita: School of Journalismprofessional society

28 Tulsa: KU vs. Tulsa pregame rally � Kansas Honors ProgramSEPTEMBER

11 McPherson: Mary Kornhaus, 620-241-2497

18 Wellington: David Carr, 620-326-3361

23 El Dorado: Michael Coash, 316-321-1140

25 Lawrence: Karen Van Blaricum,785-843-4714

30 Sedgwick County: Nick andNaomi Ard, 316-722-9390

For more information about Association events,call 800-584-2957 or see theAssociation’s Web site,www.kualumni.org.

� Bubbles and baubles,Commencement lunch at TheOutlook, and a short, memo-rable walk that is years in themaking:The Jayhawk rite of pas-sage carries on.

Lied Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .864-ARTS

University Theatre tickets . . . . . . . .864-3982

Spencer Museum of Art . . . . . . . . . .864-4710

Museum of Anthropology . . . . . . . .864-4245

Natural History Museum . . . . . . . . .864-4540

Hall Center for Humanities . . . . . .864-4798

Kansas Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .864-4596

Adams Alumni Center . . . . . . . . . . . .864-4760

KU main number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .864-2700

Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-800-34-HAWKS

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Razing hell

It was just an abandoned stone churchatop a grassy ridge, overlooking a

country cemetery. But then the whis-pers started—some say it was anundergrad’s vivid short story, writtendecades ago, that launched the leg-end—and soon the dilapidated sitewest of Lawrence was transformedinto a satanic landmark.

Because a warlock was buried in theStull cemetery, the rural legend claimed,the church standing sentry must be oneof the infamous seven portals to hell.

Which it was, for anybody who livednearby, and for sheriff ’s deputies whodedicated themselves to discouragingthe sorcerer’s apprentices whomobbed the cemetery every Hallo-ween and countless spooky nights inbetween.

If the church was, in fact, a portal tohell, sinners will now have to find

another way home: Owner JohnHaase, b’68, g’69, bulldozedthe teetering structure after anearly-spring storm knocked

down one of the long walls.Good riddance. Maybe now the

good people of Stull can rest in peace.Hail to the Chief

As the new student body president,senior Jonathan Ng of Leawood spent

endless hours at the Statehouse, makingthe case for KU and his constituents.Problem was, the contentious state budgetdebate didn’t conclude until the secondweek of final exams.

“I had four finals and a paper, plus I had to finish another paper that wasalready late,” Ng said while catching abreather in his Student Senate office onthe last day of classes. “My grades haven’tbeen appreciative of this week’s schedule,but that’s all part of the job.”

Ng, the first Asian-American elected tolead the student body, says he’ll focus on

minority issues, including recruitment,retention and involvement. He hopes tomove the Multicultural Resource Centerout of its “temporary” home of sevenyears, a small building hidden on the southslope, and construct a new home in theKansas Union for the underused center.

The Union quarters could cost at least$500,000, so Ng hopes a donor will stepforward.

“We’re going to move away from ideol-ogy and focus on tangible results,” Ng says.“A new Multicultural Resource Center withenough room to strengthen the resourcecomponent would be a tangible result.”

Good leaders are nothing if notresourceful. Jonathan Ng

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Music fit for a queen

Queen Elizabeth II is only the fifthEnglish monarch to have reigned for

50 years, and delighted subjects are puttingon a big show for her Jubilee Tour. Themusic’s right, too, especially in Exeter,where Her Majesty and Her Husband, theDuke of Edinburgh, grooved to “NewWave, Same Shore,” composed by expatri-ate Julie Yount Morgan, f ’91, who grew upin Kansas City and first sampled English life

while participating in KU’s StudyAbroad program.

“It was such a treat to sitwithin 5 feet of the queen whileshe listened to my work,”

Morgan says of the May Dayshindig in her adopted hometown,

where she has lived for eight years andfounded the Exeter Composers’ Group.

But even while having the time of herlife, Morgan’s mind drifted to less glitteryaffairs: “I knew that a few hours later, Iwould be back in jeans and a T-shirt anddown at the local grocers, doing my shop-ping for the week.”

Safe to guess that Morgan and HerMajesty didn’t share the same post-

party plans.

Which came first, the chicken or the piñata?

Cori Gilbert, g’02, a May graduate withplenty of pluck, got a leg up on her job-

market competitors when she learned thatthe employer she coveted—The RobertsGroup, a Houston public-relations agency—crows about Chick-fil-A.

The chicken-sandwich chain is near thetop of the pecking order among TheRoberts Group’s clients, so Gilbert, whoearned a master’s degree in communications studies, hatched a plan: She spiced her cover letter with plenty of chicken referencesand made a special roost for her résumé: the inside of a chicken-shaped piñata.

“I knew the job market was really bad right now,” Gilbert explained, “so I had tofind a way to stand out.”

That she did. The ploy egged The Roberts Group into offering Gilbert her dream job. She’ll soon fly the coop for Houston, where she’s sure to begin feathering her nest.

Sock it to me

The call came at home, on a Saturday:“The package is here.”

Leonard Krishtalka, director of theNatural History Museum and BiodiversityResearch Center, raced downtown to joineager onlookers watching Dan Hughes,c’93, open a long-awaited box. Out tum-bled exotic specimens from distant lands—wet, muddy and simply reeking of history.

“There was an inner circle of peoplesaying, ‘Wow, look at that, the mud ofParis-Roubaix,’” Hughes recalls. “And anouter circle chagrined that we were soexcited by somebody’s dirty laundry.”

The contents—socks, shoe covers, arace number and cycling shorts—werefrom professional cyclist George Hincapie,who’d just finished what Krishtalka calls“the toughest one-day race in the world,”the grueling 167-mile Paris-Roubaix.

Hughes, owner of Sunflower Outdoorand Bike, wanted a memento to bolsterthe shop’s collection of cycling memora-bilia, which includes a jersey signed byLance Armstrong, three-time defendingTour de France champ and Hincapie’s U.S. Postal Service teammate. “I asked for his socks, because when I come backfrom a really nasty, epic ride, the socks tell a story.”

Nasty, epic ride perfectly describesParis-Roubaix, a bone-rattling run on cob-

blestones that turn sloppywhen it rains. This year itrained. After riding up frontmuch of the race, Hincapiecrashed with 20 kilometersleft, finishing sixth. When his dirty duds arrived inLawrence, the story they toldwas, well, nasty and epic.

“Everything was still wetand kind of stunk,” saysHughes. He dried the gear,then Krishtalka parked it inan ultra-cold freezer themuseum uses to freezetissues for DNA analy-sis and to decontami-nate its 7 million plantand animal specimens.

Hincapie’s shorts shared space for a weekat minus-103 degrees with Amazonianfrogs, New Guinea birds and Ethiopian fish.True biodiversity—and a wholly fittingresponse, according to Krishtalka.

“Whether it’s the history of plants andanimals on earth or the history of cycling,it’s natural to have a reverence for objectsthat represent that history. It’s like holdingMichael Jordan’s gym shorts after gameseven of the NBA finals.”

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Many freshmen arrive on Mount Oread resolved to make the most oftheir time on the Hill, but few accom-plish the task so thoroughly as

Almas Sayeed.The Wichita senior graduated in May with

three degrees—in women’s studies, philosophy

and international studies—and aFulbright scholarship that willtake her to Jerusalem to studythe role women’s peace move-ments might play in helpingresolve the current Arab-Israeliconflict.

Sayeed, who transferred to KUin 1998 after a year at theUniversity of Pittsburgh, couldhave finished her coursework inDecember. Instead she stayed oncampus to work on a NationalScience Foundation researchgrant at the Center forInternational Political Analysis.

“The thing I really respectabout Almas is that she’s a reallyastute observer of politics on theground,” says Deborah Gerner,professor of political science/gov-ernment and a co-investigator,along with Professor PhilipSchrodt, on the NSF project.“She’s very talented at sortingthrough all the minutiae andreally honing in on the nub of anissue. I think that’s also whyshe’s been able to juggle hercommitments to such a widevariety of issues with her class-work. She’s very well organized.”

Indeed, in a classic case ofthinking globally and actinglocally, Sayeed has found ampleopportunity to apply herresearch interests—which focuson international women’sissues—in the Lawrence commu-nity. Her extracurricular activi-ties included a term as a board

member for Women’s Transitional Care Services,a domestic violence shelter in Lawrence. As co-coordinator of the Women’s EmpowermentAction Coalition, a campus women’s group, she helped organize annual “Take Back theNight” rallies.

“From the beginning I thought, ‘How can I

� The peacemakersSayeed studies don’t claim

to be more peace- loving because they’re

women, she says.“Whatthey do emphasize is that

watching the horror ofviolence is something that

should unite us all.”

Global thinkerAfter earning three degrees and a prestigious

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maximize my time and opportunity here?’”Sayeed says. “Isn’t that what everyone should do,if you’re lucky enough to be at a higher educa-tion institution in the United States? A lot of thepeople I spent time with abroad don’t have thatopportunity, and a lot of the people I work withat the Lawrence women’s shelter don’t have thatprivilege.”

Sayeed will begin her Fulbright studies thisfall at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where shewill be affiliated with the Harry S. TrumanInstitute for the Advancement of Peace. She willstudy six women’s peace groups founded beforethe second Intifada, the Palestinian uprising thatbegan in September 2000.

It won’t be her first trip to the region: Shestudied abroad in the West Bank in 2000, seeingfirsthand the disruptions caused by curfews,security checks and town closings that often keptPalestinian students from attending school.

“This time around I’d like to understand howthe random acts of violence that are happeningin Israel, such as the homicidal bombers, disruptdaily life in a way that is different,” she says. “I’dlike to understand what it means to second-guessyourself about going to the store for milk, notbecause there is none or because there is a sniperon the roof who will shoot you for violating cur-few, which is the issue in Palestine, but becauseyou don’t know if your destination will be thetarget of the next random act of terror. Those aretwo very different patterns ofviolence.”

A Muslim who speaks Arabicbut knows little Hebrew,Sayeed is not sure how muchfreedom she’ll have to moveback and forth across theGreen Line, the border thatseparates Israelis andPalestinians in this divided city.

“I would like to integrateinto Israeli society as best as Ican, but the larger project forme is to understand what thepeace movement would have todo to convince people that vio-lence begets violence,” she says.“It’s a much more difficult taskthan people here can appreci-ate, given that we live in relativesafety.”

Sayeed says her parents,Indian immigrants who live in

Wichita, helped spur her ambition for a rich college experience.

“They have been awesome in highlighting the fact to me growing up that education is cen-tral to what we end up doing.” Laughing, sheadds: “I kind of ran with that.”�

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Once and futurescholars

Research projects on ancient historyand tomorrow’s technology

attract Self support

Aprofessor who is uncovering the historyof evolution and one who is shaping thefuture of energy consumption are recipi-ents of the third-annual Self Faculty

Scholar Awards.Bruce Lieberman, associate professor of geol-

ogy and courtesy associate professor of ecologyand evolutionary biology, and Trung VanNguyen, associate professor of chemical andpetroleum engineering, will each receive $50,000annually for three years to finance their research.

� Both Trung Van Nguyen and Bruce Lieberman will use portions of their$50,000 Self awards to pursue their research abroad.

“This awardcomes in veryhandy because it provides seed money to explore new ideas.”

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The Self award recognizes faculty mem-bers in engineering, business and the sci-ences who have demonstrated early intheir careers a potential for significantscholarship in their fields. Funding isprovided by Madison “Al,” e’43, and LilaSelf of Hinsdale, Ill.

Lieberman is studying the CambrianRadiation Period, a time of intense geo-logical and evolutionary change 530 mil-lion years ago, when nearly all the majoranimal groups appeared in the fossilrecord.

“Any ideas that we have about evolu-tion, we have to square them with whathappens in the fossil record,” saysLieberman, who seeks to improve thatrecord by visiting museums and fieldsites to build a computer database onCambrian fossils. “I’m looking to mapwhere species occur through time, andhow fast they’re changing in conjunctionwith the environment.” The grant moneywill buy new computers and software tobuild the database, and it will fund travel tomuseums and sites outside the U.S.

“This grant makes a huge difference, becauseit gives me the opportunity to travel to Europeand Australia, which I wouldn’t have been able todo otherwise,” Lieberman says. “I’m very gratefulto KU and the Self family.”

Nguyen is working to develop more efficientfuel cells intended to someday replace the inter-nal combustion engine. Prototype cars poweredby fuel cells have generated excitement becausethey present a clean, renewable alternative to pol-luting gasoline and diesel engines.

“Fuel cells that use hydrogen are completelypollution free, because the only byproduct iswater,” says Nguyen. Among the biggest draw-backs to fuel cells is their high cost. “My goal isto improve the performance and lower the costso this system will be competitive with currenttechnologies.”

Nguyen created a fuel cell that more efficientlyfeeds hydrogen into the system, doubling theoutput of previous systems. He’s also looking atreplacing the current reactant, platinum, withless expensive materials. He will use the grant tosupport graduate students working on the proj-ect and to finance international travel, which hedeems essential.

“You need the international connection andexposure, because this is global now,” Nguyen

says. “Countries like Japan and Germany that aremore densely populated than the United Stateshave a stronger motivation to adopt this technol-ogy. Even though the technology started here,other countries are taking the lead.”

Nguyen and Lieberman say the Self award’ssupport for experimental research is critical.While each has won National ScienceFoundation support for other projects, they saythat attracting funding for research in a formativestage can be difficult.

“Some of this stuff is experimental research,and sometimes it’s hard to get a chunk of moneyto start a new project,” Lieberman says. “Thisgrant helps because I’ll be able to collect the pre-liminary data, get some publications out, and putin for that outside grant a few years from now.”

Nguyen agrees: “It’s hard for new ideas,because typically when you apply for a grant theywant to see some preliminary data to show theidea is feasible,” he says. “This award comes invery handy because it provides the seed moneyto explore those new ideas. Then I can go aftermajor grants from government and othersources.”

The Self award also recognizes faculty mem-bers for their willingness to mentor graduate stu-dents in the Madison and Lila Self GraduateFellowship program. Established in 1989, thatprogram now supports 35 doctoral students.�

NSF honorsfive from KU

with fellowships

Five recent graduates

have won presti-

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Foundation fellowships,

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marine biology at

Oregon; Marvin Decker,

c’00, who will study

mathematics at Texas

A&M; Laurelin Evanhoe,

c’01, studying ecology at

Cornell; Cheryl Hill,

c’99, who is studying

anthropology and

biology at Penn State;

and Michelle Gill, c’01,

who studies

biochemistry at Yale.

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� KU Med is improving patient care with a pair of building projects that will add nearly 40 beds and expand its cancer center.

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Best-selling author and science journalistDava Sobel delivered the final lecture in the

2001-’02 Hall Center Humanities LectureSeries. Several hundred people turned out tohear “Galileo’s Reconciliation: Science andFaith.”

WHEN: April 25

WHERE: Kansas Union Ballroom

BACKGROUND: In her 30-year career asa science journalist, Sobel has written for theNew York Times,The New Yorker,Audubon,Discover and Life. Longitude became a surprisebest seller in 1995, and Galileo’s Daughter wonthe 1999 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for sci-ence and technology and was a finalist for thePulitzer Prize in biography.

ANECDOTE: While researching Longitude,which tells the story of English clockmakerJohn Harrison, who solved the greatest scien-tific problem of the 18th century by inventingan instrument to measurelongitude at sea, Sobel read aletter from Galileo’s daugh-ter asking his help fixing aconvent clock.“I had no ideahe had a daughter,” Sobelsaid.“In a moment I realizedthat everything I thought Iknew about him was proba-bly wrong.That inspired me.”

QUOTE: “I think Galileowould be horrified to knowthat we consider him thepoint where science and reli-gion went their separateways,” says Sobel, who arguesthat the great scientist whowas censored by the Catholic church was alsoa man of great faith.“That was not at all whathe intended.”

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Onward and upward KU Med will add floor and

expand cancer treatment facility

KU Med will tower a little higher in theKansas City, Kan., skyline next year asthe hospital bolsters patient care byadding a sixth floor and more than dou-

bling the size of its cancer center.The new floor will add 23 medical-surgical

beds and 15 intensive-care beds, bringing totalcapacity to 485 beds. Remaining space on the58,500-square-foot addition will be used forother programs as needed. The sixth floor roofwill include a new helipad to provide easieraccess to helicopter ambulances.

Administrative offices will move to make roomfor the bigger cancer center. The 13,000-squarefoot expansion will feature a new 4,000-square-foot treatment center for breast cancer equippedwith the latest imaging technology, new waitingand reception areas, and additional treatmentand examination rooms.

The building projects follow a significantincrease in both patients and revenue at the med-ical center in the last two years.

“This expansion has been mandated by thegrowth in our patient volume,” says IreneCumming, president and chief executive officerat KU Med. “Our renewed emphasis on patientsatisfaction and the expansion of our serviceshave led to an 18-percent growth in admissionsover the last two years. KU Med is investing inadditional space, technology and people torespond to the needs of our patients.”

Construction on the sixth floor began thisspring and is expected to be completed by sum-mer 2003. The estimated cost is $16 million. Thecancer center expansion begins this summer andshould be done by spring 2003. Total cost isexpected to be $5 million.

During fiscal 2001, the center’s net incomejumped more than 75 percent, to $9.4 million,and the hospital invested more than $32 millionin patient care expansion. Administrators hope tospend an additional $170 million on capitalexpenditures in the next five years—about half toexpand patient care areas at the hospital’s maincampus in Kansas City.�

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ENGINEERING

Alabama’s Bell assumesdeanship from retiring Locke

Stuart R. Bell, formerly head ofmechanical engineering at the Universityof Alabama, on Aug. 1 will become KU’s11th dean of engineering. Bell replacesCarl E. Locke Jr., who will return toteaching chemical and petroleum engi-neering after 16 years of leading theschool. Locke’s tenure was the second-longest in engineering history, and wasthe longest term of service among KU’sactive deans.

Bell, 45, has taught at Alabama since1986. In his seven years as departmentchairman, mechanical engineeringresearch funding increased eightfold; healso founded Alabama’s AdvancedVehicle Technologies Center in 1998.

Bell earned his bachelor’s degree innuclear engineering and his master’s andPhD in mechanical engineering, all fromTexas A&M University.

At KU, he takes over a school that ismidway through an 80,000-square-foot,$15 million renovation that representsthe capstone to Locke’s energetic tenure.

“Stuart Bell is inheriting a fine school,which Dean Locke has positioned for aneven better future,” says Provost DavidShulenburger. “Stuart has accomplishedgreat things at Alabama, and I am confi-dent that under his leadership, the KUSchool of Engineering will continue togrow and thrive.”

Growth was the first note Bell struck,as well.

“The undergraduate programs arevery strong,” he told the LawrenceJournal-World. “A lot has been investedin those on both the administration andfaculty. Where I see the growth areas arethe research and graduate areas.”

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Dean McAllister prevailsin Supreme Court showdown

Oyez! Oyez! In the matter of McKunev. Lile [“Jayhawk v. Jayhawk,” issue No.1], the verdict is in.

Making good on Dean StephenMcAllister’s prediction about theintriguing nature of the case he arguedlast November on behalf of the state ofKansas and Warden David McKune,

(with alumnus Matt Wiltanger, l’97, rep-resenting inmate Robert Lile), the U.S.Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor ofKansas. The June 10 decision deniedLile’s claim that the state’s sex-offendertreatments violated constitutional protec-tion against self-incrimination.

McKune v. Lile had become theSupreme Court’s oldest undecided case,and the heated dissent was written byJustice John Paul Stevens. Because hewrote no majority opinions from thatterm, New York Times reporter LindaGreenhouse commented that one justicein the majority—probably Sandra DayO’Connor—had a rare change of heartduring “a prolonged internal struggle.”

McAllister agreed, noting thatO’Connor probably switched after sheread Stevens’ first draft of what was atthe time a majority opinion to side withLile. Immediately after arguments Nov.28, McAllister said the justices’ vigorousparticipation was evidence that it was “ahard case ... and some of them wereundecided what to do.” The verdictapparently confirmed his analysis.

“I think it’s pretty clear that Stevensstarted out with this case, and his fiveincluded O’Connor, and he lost heralong the way and actually flipped theoutcome of the case in my direction,”McAllister said. “That we can be fairlyconfident of.”

In an opinion that became the dissentafter O’Connor’s apparent switch,Stevens termed it “truly a watershedcase,” and he called the decision an“evisceration of a constitutional right.”

Both Wiltanger and McAllister saytheir friendship remains strong, despite

Two gifts worth more than $1.5 million helped theUniversity’s public radio station break ground on a

new home this May, just two months before its 50thanniversary.

Longtime listener and KU supporter Tensie Oldfather,’64, donated more than $1 million in securities to help KANU-FM kick off the $2.2million project, which will erect a three-story home for the station adjacent to theBaehr Audio-Reader Center near Joseph R. Pearson Hall.

The Sunderland Foundation pledged $500,000.The foundation’s trustee and presi-dent, James P. Sunderland, is a member of the station’s advisory board and retiredchairman of Ash Grove Cement Company, which provided $100,000 of the pledge.

The new facility will make it easier for KANU (which now bills itself as KansasPublic Radio) to share staff and resources with Audio-Reader, the University’s radioreading service for the visually impaired.

"We are thrilled to have such generous donors for the project," said Janet SommerCampbell, d’79, KANU general manager and director of Audio-Reader. "Soon we willhave the space and combined resources to provide expanded programs for our listen-ers across the state, including more live performances."

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� THE KANSAS LEGISLATURE passed a $252-million tax increase in May, finally bringing the contentious,record-breaking 106-day session to a close. But the pack-age—which raises the sales tax from 4.9 percent to 5.3percent, increases cigarette taxes, expands inheritancetaxes, and doubles corporate franchise fees while givingtax breaks to businesses and low-income taxpayers—willnot prevent budget cuts at the University (see story p.30). Increases in health insurance and other employercosts will drain $3.8 million from KU’s budget, which willbe funded at the same level as last fiscal year.

� PEGGY KUHR, managing editor for con-tent at the Spokane Spokesman-Review, becamethe Knight Chair in Journalism in June. Kuhr willteach, conduct research and perform servicerelated to press leadership in communities. In1990 KU became one of the first three schoolsto receive a Knight Chair, which is funded by theJohn S. and James L. Knight Foundation. JohnGinn held the position until his death in 1999.

� ROGER MARTIN, columnist and writer atthe KU Center for Research, won a silver medal

from the Circle of Excellence Awards program sponsored by the Council for Advancementand Support of Education. Martin’s columns appear in Kansas newspapers and may be heardon Kansas Public Radio. (See p. 36 for more on the CASE Awards.)

� CURTIS KLAASSEN, head of the toxicology section at KU Medical Center since1977, in May became only the fourth faculty member honored as a University DistinguishedProfessor.The honor recognizes professors who make outstanding contributions inresearch, teaching and public service. Klaassen, who studies the adverse effects of cadmiumin the environment, has been named a Highly Cited Researcher in pharmacology by theInstitute for Scientific Information, a designation reserved for less than one-half of 1 per-cent of researchers.

� FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIPS for study abroad were awarded to five graduatingKU seniors this spring: Katherine Marchin, chemistry; Elizabeth Riggs, aerospace engineeringand English;Almas Sayeed, philosophy, international studies and women’s studies; ShawnaSmith, political science, international studies, sociology and communications studies; andHolly Worthen, English and international studies. Mark Carper, a doctoral student in geog-raphy, also won a Fulbright for dissertation fieldwork.

� “THROUGH MY SIGHTS: A Gunner’s View of World War II,” a documentary featuring combat photographs by Glenn Kappelman, c’48, g’50, (“Candid Combat,” issue No. 5, 2000) will soon reach more viewers. PBS stations in Boston, New York, Miami,Denver and St. Louis plan to broadcast the hourlong film made by Linda “Sam” Haskins,c’70, g’74, and Clay Kappelman, c’80. Broadcast rights were also purchased by KPTS,Hutchinson-Wichita; KOOD, Hays; KDCK, Dodge City; and KSWK, Garden City. KTWU in Topeka distributes the film.

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enduring a lot of teasing during the longwait for the court’s verdict.

“I like Justice Stevens’ dissent a lot,obviously,” Wiltanger said. “They got allthe points we were trying to make,which is reassuring. We just couldn’t getenough of the justices to agree with us.”

LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES

Former chemistry chairhonored for hiring practicesWhen Kristin Bowman-James came to

KU in 1975, she was chemistry’s onlywoman faculty member; now she isbeing honored by two professional soci-eties for her role in encouraging thecareers of women chemists.

How times have changed. A surveyrevealed that in 2000 and ’01, KU wasone of three universities where womenaccounted for more than 20 percent ofchemistry faculty. When Bowman-Jamesended her six-year tenure as chemistrychair in 2001, six of the department’s 24faculty members were women, and shehad recruited four.

Although delighted about the culturechange, Bowman-James also cautionsthere is more to be done before womenwill achieve true equality in the sciences.

“Things are better than they were [in1975],” she said in an interview last year,“but they’re still not great.”

Her latest honors include recognitionfrom Iota Sigma Pi, a professional societythat encourages women in chemistry,and the American Chemical Society.

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Scott Russell’s place among the world-wide elite of track and field has yet to bedetermined; among the greats in the longhistory of track excellence at KU, his

place is secure.Russell, d’02, of Windsor, Ontario, won the

NCAA javelin title with a throw of 261 feet, 111/2 inches. It was the best collegiate throw of theseason, and the ninth-best in NCAA history. Atthe Big 12, Russell won the Big 12 javelin titlewith a throw of 249-3.

The NCAA title was his second of the year: Hewas undefeated in the weight throw during theindoor season, making him KU’s first doublenational champion in a single season since KarlSalb, a six-time NCAA title holder, ended hiscareer in 1971.

“It’s pretty amazing to even have people speak

of me in the same sentenceas Karl Salb, [discus All-American] Doug Knop and [NCAA and Olympicsdiscus legend] Al Oerter,”Russell says.

Russell’s throws coach,Doug Reynolds, insists thecomparisons are justified:“He’s as good as they come.He did something no oneelse in history has done bywinning both the javelinand weight throw, and inimpressive fashion in both.”

Reynolds notes thatRussell is unique for com-bining size with “finitemotor skills,” which allowfor tiny adjustments inthings such as foot andhand angles. “He’s ex-tremely coordinated,”Reynolds says. “His [body]awareness is incredible.”

The weight throw, inRussell’s words, “is almoststrictly a power event,” whilethe javelin requires “speedand technique.” As he pre-

pares for the Canadian championships andbegins serious preparations for the 2004Olympics, Russell will focus only on the javelin.He finished 13th in the javelin in the 2001 WorldChampionships.

“I had my eyes opened at the WorldChampionships,” he says. “As much I was behindthe top guys in meters, I realized I do belong.”

No matter what he does from here, Russell hasestablished himself as the most respected athleteon the Hill. Not only was he a two-time NCAAchampion, he also was named first-teamAcademic All-American, KU Scholar-Athlete ofthe Year and the Big 12’s men’s outdoor per-former of the year.

“He feels like he’s just another one of theguys,” Reynolds says. “The fact that he’s beating them doesn’t make him feel as if he’s

� Double NCAAchampion,Academic All-

American, KU ScholarAthlete of the Year: Scott

Russell creates anotherMount Oread track and

field legend.

As good as it getsThrower Scott Russell caps his career witha championship year on and off the field

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“[Russell] is as good as they come. He did something no oneelse in history has done by winning both the javelin and weightthrow, and in impressive fashion in both.”

any better than anyone.”Says teammate Charlie Gruber, a five-

time middle-distance All-American, “Allthe stuff that’s not fun, he does, becausethat’s what it takes to be the best. To winone national championship is a hugedeal; to do it twice is a real big deal. He’sdefinitely solidified a real strong spot inthe KU track and field tradition.”

Track notes: Russell also won thehammer throw at the Big 12, giving himsix outdoor conference titles, and theKU men finished fourth in the teamstandings. Junior Benaud Shirley wonthe Big 12 men’s triple jump and sopho-more Leo Bookman won the 200-meterdash. For the women’s team, BrooklynHann, named the Big 12’s freshman out-door performer of the year, won thetriple jump.�

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Ready to helpCoordinators vow wide-openoffense, varied defenses; their

boss promises effort

Mark Mangino knows thevalue of good assistants.Since 1991, he was one. Nowthat he has his first collegiate

head coaching job, Mangino, offensivecoordinator at Oklahoma when theundefeated Sooners won the nationaltitle in 2000, took care to assemble astaff that would do as much to help himsucceed at KU as he did for Bill Snyderat Kansas State and Bob Stoops at OU.

Mangino says he culled a pile of 700applications by applying three criteria:His coaches must be good teachers, “beof good character,” and must want to beat KU—Mangino’s emphasis on “want”apparently disqualifying those who weresearching for any job, anywhere. For hiscoordinators, he also wanted coacheswho share his football philosophies.

“I hired them because I believe theyare quality coaches and believe in thesame things I do,” Mangino says. “I’m

going to have my hands in just abouteverything, but that doesn’t mean I’mgoing to micromanage them. They aregoing to do their jobs.”

Defensive coordinator Bill Young, a32-year coaching veteran, has alreadylogged 16 years as defensive coordinatorat powerhouses such as USC, Ohio Stateand Oklahoma. Last season he was anassistant with the NFL’s Detroit Lions.Offensive coordinator Nick Quartaroserved four years as assistant head coachand receivers coach at Iowa State, help-ing the Cyclones make bowl appear-ances the past two years. He also wasFordham’s head coach for four seasons,and spent five years at Kansas State(where he worked with Mangino).

Assistants helping Young andQuartaro include offensive line coachKen Conatser, who has 25 years of col-lege experience, and secondary coachPat Henderson, d’75, who played at KUfor coach Don Fambrough and has sinceaccumulated 26 years of experience.Wide receivers coach Tyrone Dixonspent two years as assistant head coachat Cincinnati, both bowl seasons for theBearcats, and has coached receivers forHouston and the San Diego Chargers.

Dave Doeren, who helped Montanawin last year’s Div. 1-AA national cham-pionship, will coach linebackers, andBrandon Blaney, who spent four years at1-AA powerhouse Youngstown State,coaches tight ends.

Two coaches remain from TerryAllen’s tenure: Clint Bowen, d’96, a for-mer KU defensive back, will coach run-ning backs and special teams; TravisJones will coach defensive ends.Football’s new strength and condition-ing coach is Mark Smith, who held thesame position at Florida.

The coordinators also have positionresponsibilities: Quartaro will coachquarterbacks, and Young will coach

defensive tackles.“We have a great wealth of knowledge

shared among the staff,” Quartaro says.“I think we’ve really meshed well, andit’s happening rather quickly.”

Mangino says he and Quartaro areblending their offenses, and Quartaroconfirms he and the boss won’t be satis-fied with a conservative style.

“I don’t think there’s any doubt it’sgoing to be a wide-open offense,”Quartaro says. “We’ve got to make thedefense defend the entire field andrespect the deep ball while still maintain-ing the ability to run the football.”

Seniors who will anchor the defenseinclude end Charlie Dennis, linebackersLeo Etienne and Greg Cole, and safetyJake Letourneau.

� Clint Bowen, a former safety who was KU’sleading tackler in 1993, is one of nine assistantcoaches hired by coach Mark Mangino.AnotherJayhawk football alumnus, Pat Henderson, whoplayed defensive end for KU in 1973, will coachthe defensive secondary.

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Jed Schneider, g’02, won his second con-secutive national cyclocross champi-onship, in Baltimore.

KU qualified for the road cyclingnationals by winning the North CentralConference championship inMinneapolis, taking five of the top sixspots during the two-day April event.Team captain Adam Mills and Rob Kellyfinished first and second in the 43-mileroad race, a grueling affair cut short bydriving rain and 36-degree temperatures.Andy Phelps, Mills, and StephenSchneller swept the top three spots inthe criterium. Jessica Drees won thewomen’s road race and placed third inthe women’s criterium.

At nationals, KU placed in the middleof the 50-team pack.

“It was an incredible atmosphere,”says Mills, who finished 3 minutesbehind the winner after tackling a brutaluphill finish that featured 14- to 20-per-cent grades over the last four miles. “Thecourse was absolutely incredible, andthe athletes were some of the brightest,most gifted in the United States. Therewere no cutthroat tactics like you see insome races; people were friendly butvery, very intense.”�

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“We’ll be a multiple defense with a lotof different looks,” Young says. “Themain thing is, we want to get lined upand look like a well-coached team.”

As the Aug. 31 debut at Iowa Statenears, Mangino emphasizes contrastingnotions of patience and intensity.

“We have to understand that we’retaking over a program that’s been downa little bit, and it takes time to get every-body on the same page. Yet we believewe have good players in the programright now who we can be successfulwith. Nobody wants to sit around andwait five years to win.

“I believe we will be a team that thefans can really be proud of, becausethey’ll play hard, play with pride andenthusiasm, and represent the Universityof Kansas very well.”�

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Long, hard roadClub cyclists earn trip to

nationals with conference win

Just how difficult a course did theKU cyclists face during their trip tothe National Road CyclingChampionships in May? Ben Coles

offers a local analogy. “Think 11th Street over and over for

10 miles,” Coles says. “Twice.”

Coles and five other KU cyclists racedin the event, sponsored by the NationalCollegiate Cycling Association. Ridersattacked a challenging 67-mile coursethat included two 10-mile climbs in theGreen Mountains near Burlington, Vt.

The trip to nationals—the second everfor the club team—concluded a success-ful season for KU Cycling.

“This year we were represented at allthree collegiate cycling events,” says clubpresident Ryan Lash. In October, KUcompeted at the Mountain BikeNationals in Plattskill, N.Y. In December,

� A conference title and fundraising

success generated bystrong sales of team

jerseys left KU cyclistsBen Coles, Stephen

Schneller, Jessica Dreesand Adam Mills smilingat the club’s most suc-

cessful season ever

UpdatesChancellor Robert E. Hemenway was recently named chair of the NCAA’s Div. 1

governing board.As chair, he becomes one of five members of the committeethat will help the NCAA select a new president. ... Bobby Randall resigned as baseballcoach after a 22-29 season. His seven-year record at KU was 166-214. ... CathyBurgess, head swim coach the past two seasons, resigned to return to teaching in hernative North Carolina. ...Athletics Director Al Bohl chose not to renew NicoleHollingsworth’s appointment as women’s golf coach. ... Senior thrower Andrea Bulat,who hails from the same Windsor, Ontario, high school as senior thrower ScottRussell, was named Scholar-Athlete of the Year, as was Russell. Bulat finished secondin the Big 12 outdoor javelin, an event she won last year. ...With Drew Gooden’sselection by the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA draft, he becomes the eighth playercoached by Roy Williams to be drafted in the first round. ...The men’s basketballteam will face Holy Cross Nov. 19 in Allen Field House in the first round of thePreseason National Invitational Tournament.The Jayhawks beat Holy Cross, 70-59, inthe first round of the NCAA Tournament last March.

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� SoccerAUGUST

23 at Southwest Missouri State30 UNLV

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1 Boston University6 at Mississippi8 at Mississippi State13 at Arkansas15 at Tulsa19-21 at Evansville Tournament27 Colorado29 Nebraska

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� FootballAUGUST

31 at Iowa State

SEPTEMBER

7 at UNLV14 Southwest Missouri State (BandDay)21 Bowling Green (Parents’ Day)28 at Tulsa

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5 at Baylor12 Colorado (Homecoming)19 Texas A&M26 at Missouri

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2 Kansas State9 at Nebraska16 Oklahoma State

� VolleyballAUGUST

31 at Creighton.

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6-7 at Hofstra Tournament10 at Wichita State13-14 Hampton Inn/JayhawkClassic18 at Texas A&M21 Oklahoma25 at Colorado28 Texas Tech

� Charlie Gruber won the800-meter Olympic develop-ment race at the Oracle U.S.Open. Scott Russell nailed hissecond NCAA championship

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As mentor and mediator,Vice Chancellor David Amblershaped the discourse betweenstudents and administrators

Dinner began at the fashionablehour of 11 p.m. Around mid-night, the singing started,echoing until 3, when the

out-of-town guests retired to rest theirvocal cords.

Despite the pleadings of theirawestruck college hosts, the cast of theMetropolitan Opera refused to endurean all-nighter.

One of the student hosts, DavidAmbler, appears almost starstruck as herecalls the party. As an officer in his resi-dence hall at Indiana University inBloomington, Ambler helped serve din-ner the night the opera came to town.His cultural conversion took hold and,to this day, he remains a devout fan.

Ambler tells the tale not to show thathe can hobnob with the highbrow set,but to testify to the power of the collegeexperience. After 25 years as theUniversity’s vice chancellor for studentaffairs, the capstone of a career in highereducation, Ambler is nothing less than atrue believer, his ardor still simmering inthis summer of his retirement.

“Higher education worked all itsmagic on me,” he says.

Ambler, whose father and grandfatherhad given up on college when moneyran out, began college determined to

Man in the

� To honor Ambler, who retires Aug. 2 as vicechancellor for student affairs, the University hasestablished a leadership development fund in hisname. Contributors thus far include several former student body leaders, former ChancellorGene A. Budig and Robert Shaffer, former dean of students at Indiana University andAmbler’s mentor.

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earn a business degree, which heplanned to parlay into a fortune. Butdoubt gnawed at his bravado. “Inside, Iwas scared to death I’d be found out as afraud,” he says. “I was sure I’d gottenthrough high school because I was that‘nice Ambler kid.’ ... I thought, ‘I’ve gotthis halo that’s going to disappear whenI get to Bloomington.”

Involvement in his residence hall andstudent government kept the doubt atbay, and soon he met a mentor whowould change his life. Robert Shaffer,then dean of students at IU, “was one ofthose guys who, five minutes after youmet him, acted like he had known youall your life,” Ambler says. “Every once ina while he would drop a letter to my par-ents, saying, ‘David’s doing well as a sen-ator and we want you to know howmuch we appreciate his work.’”

Ambler’s halo stayed put. But he nolonger wanted to succeed in business; hewanted to follow Shaffer into a youngprofession known as student affairs.

Ambler left Indiana with not one butthree degrees and joined the student-affairs staff at Kent State University inOhio, where on May 4, 1970, four stu-dents were killed by National Guardtroops during an anti-war protest. Threemonths later, after he helped restorecalm to the campus, Ambler was namedKent State’s vice president of studentaffairs at age 33.

In 1977, Ambler became the first vicechancellor for student affairs on MountOread, where wounds from the protestyears had largely healed. “My first year,the big controversy was whether or notwe should move the statue of JimmyGreen to new Green Hall,” he says. “Ijust thought, ‘After what I’ve beenthrough, I think I can handle this.’

“Beyond that, the change in environ-ment from cynicism to a more upbeat,positive attitude in the institution andamong the students was so reinforcing.”

Professor Emeritus Francis Heller,

who served as dean of faculties and vice chancellor for academic affairs from 1967 to 1972, agrees that the cli-mate was right for Ambler’s arrival.“There’s no doubt that Dave came to uswhen we needed someone exactly likehim,” Heller says. “There was a willing-ness to let him do things in his low-keyway; he replaced the old structure andits dichotomy of the dean of men and the dean of women, and he handledmatters in a way that made everyonecomfortable.”

Ambler indeed created a new divisionof student affairs and, through his 25years, created numerous new programsand services. But comfort has sometimesbeen in short supply. As the chief liaisonbetween the administration and studentgovernment leaders, he has weatheredcountless controversies. During the 13years he worked for Chancellor Gene A.Budig, such trying incidents often beganwith a phone call: “David, there is aproblem with YOUR students,” Budigwould utter in his oh-so-wry tone.

“It’s a delicate balance for people instudent affairs,” Ambler says. “Being astudent-centered institution means thatthe rights of citizenship for studentsinclude having an independent voice. Inadvising student body presidents, I viewmy role as not to disagree or agree withtheir goals, but to help them get an hon-est hearing for their ideas.

“That can run the borderline betweenethical administrative behavior, whichsays we all get on the same page, and Ibelieve in that. I feel morally, ethicallybound to support that, while at the same time allowing the students the freedom to challenge the administration.Somehow I’ve managed not to get introuble with my bosses too much.”

As he has toed the sometimes blurry line between administrator and adviser, Ambler has followed oneprinciple: Leaders in higher education must be consistent models and

mentors for students.Last April, his success gleamed at a

reunion of 33 former student body presidents and vice presidents, nowaccomplished alumni, who returned tothe Hill for a conference on leadership, atrait Ambler has long strived to instill.Calling the weekend his “Big Chill,” herepeatedly decreed the subject was lead-ership, but the alumni, who spannederas from hippies to hip-hop, clearlycame to honor a mentor more dear thanany cause.

On Saturday night, Ambler and hiswife, Mary Kate, hosted a dinner partythat quickly became a succession oftoasts (and roasts), lasting late into theevening. Among those who stood tohonor Ambler was Jake White, c’90, wholed KU students as president his senioryear. White, now vice president of mar-keting for a communications firm in LosAngeles, recounted his Commencementmorning, when his father and Amblerfinally met. White prefaced the story byexplaining that he transferred to KUsight unseen, joined a fraternity andbecame a student leader all over theprotests of his father, who worried thathis son’s education would suffer.

“That morning, Dr. Ambler took mydad aside and they spoke for severalminutes. It was odd to see my father andmy ‘father away from home’ in deep con-versation, and I’m not sure what wassaid, but my father walked away with acompletely different idea about my col-lege experience,” White said. “As we werewalking across the campus on my way todescend the Hill, my dad said he wasvery proud of me and my choices.”

Fighting tears, Ambler graciouslyaccepted White’s praise. The party isanother he’ll long remember, as will thebelievers who laughed and cried anddidn’t want the night to end.

All bear witness to the works of thecollege experience—and a modelmentor.�

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They shared aname, and somuch more.Craig Martin,one of KU’sfinest teachers of botany andbiology, foundin ShannonMartin a student

who longed to learn, and longed tomake his specialty her own.

He studies CAM, which stands forCrassulacean acid metabolism, but it’senough for the rest of us to know that ithas to do with the physiology of certainplants that live in extremely hot and dryenvironments, such as desert cacti.

Exceptions are rare. Exceptionsmakes scientists thirst for the one thingthey want more than anything else:knowledge of the unknown. That’s whatsent Shannon Martin on a return trip toCosta Rica in May 2001. The focus of herresearch was a fern with hints of CAMphysiology. This fern lived not in thedesert, but in rain-forest trees. She was

an undergraduate, yet her work on theodd fern was notable enough to perhapsbe worthy of publication in a scientificjournal.

She first journeyed to Golfito, onCosta Rica’s Pacific coast, in spring2000, as part of KU’s Study Abroad pro-gram at the Institute of Tropical Studies.In that spring semester of her junioryear, she was looking deeper intoresearch started by another of CraigMartin’s students, who had found “aglimmer of evidence” that a certain jun-gle fern had these CAM properties.

She found the fern, but discountedthe earlier deductions. So she beganexamining a related fern, again lookingfor the odd physiology. “She had someintriguing data that looked promising,”Craig Martin says. “We were findingsome evidence of this unusual physi-ology in that group.”

Shannon collected specimens, did herfield work, sent some samples back toLawrence and continued her research inMartin’s lab. After a year of analysis, herwork was exemplary. She gave presenta-

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tions on her research at theUndergraduate Research Symposiumand for her biology honors thesis. Shewas close to graduation. All was well.

“But to publish …”Craig Martin speaks rapidly, with

enthusiasm. Hardcore rock ’n’ roll bandsyou’ve never heard of, his morningnewspaper, Spanish moss. Now, for thefirst time in more than an hour, hiscadence slows, his voice drops, his chinsinks toward his chest. He repeats thewords, visibly collecting his thoughtsand himself.

“… but to publish, we realized that themost intriguing part, where she foundsome evidence of this physiology in oneof the main species, she had the weakestdata on that one. So we talked abouthow we could get her back down there,to Costa Rica, to get more of that fernand bring it back where we could studyit and, you know, really figure it out. We might have been able to publisheven without that, but to really make agood study of it, I was more comfortablegetting the fern.”

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respect Martin earns. And what, exactly,do you get a botanist who has every-thing? How about a plant even he can’tidentify—and even he won’t water? Theirony suits, because Craig Martin is allabout a good laugh, a spot of humor, thefunny take on everyday things.

He likes music. So he has 3,000 CDs,90 percent of which he’s certain nobodyelse has heard of, and he’s right. Nope,don’t know Mud Vein, Spine Shank, TapRoot or Dead Legs.

He reads The Kansas City Star. Everyword of it. He starts before 6 a.m. andgoes straight through until at least 7:30.When he goes away on research trips orvacation, he has his carrier save thepapers, and he reads every page of those,too. “I really do like to know what’sgoing on everywhere,” Martin says. “I’m fascinated by all of these things.Most people think I’m really nuts.”

The son of a U.S. Marine, he lived inJapan, the Philippines and California. Herecalls Okinawa’s coral coasts at lowtide, teeming with bizarre sea life. Backin California, where he was a backpackerand camper, he became fascinated bydiverse flora: alpine plants, desert cacti,redwood forests, shrubby chaparral.

Immediately after completing his PhDat Duke University, Martin joined theKU faculty. His speciality was, andremains, studying the adaptability oforganisms under stress. He was 26 whenhe came to KU, and of his 21 years here,his worst year was also his finest.

everything, and planned a party andeverything …”

Sheri Martin, who is pursuing a mas-ter’s degree to teach English as a secondlanguage as well as another undergradu-ate degree, in Chinese, sways gently onher porch swing, overlooking TennesseeStreet. She is remembering the sisterwho never came home, the sister whoselast walk was not down the Hill, butalong an empty, tree-lined Golfito accessroad leading from a crowded bar to herhost family’s home.

Somewhere between the two,Shannon Martin was murdered in thedark, and nobody came to her rescue.Not even the people who heard herscreams.

Like a race-car driver who schlepsaround in a Chevy, plant physi-ologist Craig Martin isn’t muchfor surrounding himself with

greenery. He keeps a few common vari-eties at home, and there’s a potted cac-tus-looking-thing next to his desk in hiseighth-floor office in Haworth Hall. Itneeds watering.

“A student gave it to me,” he says.“She said it was one thing, and I don’treally believe it. I think it’s somethingelse, but I’m not quite sure. It’s a verystrange family, not related to cacti at all.”

The presence of this odd plant iscompletely appropriate. It’s a gift from astudent, indicating the affection and

As was her way, Shannon flew intoaction. She found some stray funds inthe department of biology and theCollege Honors Program that coveredher airfare; she completed her finalsemester of schoolwork and crammedfive finals into two frantic days and gotA’s on every one.

“If you could have seen her that lastweek of school, taking all of her finalsearly, struggling to get done in a coupleof days what everyone else takes twoweeks to do,” recalls her boyfriend, DaveSchmitz, e’01. “She worked nonstop forthe last couple of weeks to do that, andit illustrates how important it was to herto go out of her way to collect a fewmore samples. She did it because sheloved it, and she respected Dr. Martin,and she wanted to finish it for him.

“Everyone else was out planning par-ties and doing as little as possible, butshe made that extra effort to do some-thing that was not required. Because shewas serious.”

In fact, Shannon, c’01, was also plan-ning a graduation party, for herself andher younger sister, Sheri, c’01. Alongwith Dave, now a physics graduate stu-dent at Columbia University, all threewould walk down the Hill three daysafter Shannon returned from this quicktrip to Costa Rica, and the party wouldbe memorable.

“I probably wouldn’t have gone in thefirst place, but Shannon had ordered mycap and gown, and got on my case for

� Craig Martinis as passionateabout his morn-ing newspaper ashe is his labora-tory work,because bothoffer insightsinto the world.

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In fall 2001, a few months afterShannon Martin’s murder, Craig Martinwas named a Chancellors Club teachingprofessor—an exclusive group with onlysix other members. One month later, hewon the HOPE Award, after having beena finalist twice before.

“When I came here in 1980, rightaway I was aware of this HOPE Award,”he says. “It sounds wonderful. Then yourealize it’s an acronym: Honor for theOutstanding Progressive Educator. Ithought, man, someday it would be atrip to get that. To be considered thatgood, outstanding and progressive … But you know, it was a pipe dream.”

He’s won awards before, and he notesthem proudly. He was an HonorsFaculty Fellow in 2001. In 1999, theCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciencesnamed him the outstanding adviser in

math and science. He won the presti-gious H. Bernerd Fink Award for excel-lence in teaching in 1997. He was nameda Kemper Fellow in 1996 and MortarBoard Outstanding Educator in 1984and ’92.

Clearly, no one appreciates the hon-ors more than Martin. He is right whenhe says he puts energy into his teaching,and he’s delighted to be recognized forit. Now he sometimes signs his namewith the addendum, “Chancellors ClubTeaching Professor.” When he wasnamed a HOPE finalist for the third time last fall, he made sure his fatherwas in the stands, to appreciate the factthat KU seniors considered RonaldMartin’s son one of the six best profes-sors on the Hill.

“But I also told him, ‘I’m not going toget this thing. I know I’m not.’ I think hewas fairly convinced, too. When theyread my name over the loudspeakers,

it was just … intense.”His career path is unusual not just for

its high arc, but also for its direction. Hesays he needed 15 years of experienceand confidence to tackle Biology 100.When he felt ready, he requested theassignment; when classes resume in August, he’ll begin his sixth year ofteaching 800 underclassmen in their introductory biologycourse, and he couldn’tbe happier if he weretwins.

“I specificallywanted to teachthe non-majors.I wanted toteach a big sec-tion. Because Iwanted to tryand convey some

of the excitement, some of the fascina-tion that I have about these fascinatingthings in life, all aspects of life.”

Shannon Martin’s life ended whenshe was only 23. She would needyears of dedicated work to matchher adviser in academic expertise,

but in one important aspect of life—exu-berance—she was his equal.

Shannon was 5 or 6 when sheannounced to her family that they wouldbe starting a vegetable garden; by thenext year, Shannon was hauling outmonster zucchini. She was a sophomoreat Shawnee Heights High School inTopeka when she marched home andberated her mother, Jeanette Stauffer, forever having allowed her to watch TV.Never mind that Shannon was onlyallowed to watch two sitcoms a week,and even that much simply because

Mom was afraid Shannon would be leftout of lunch-table conversations.

It seems Shannon might already havesensed that every minute is precious.Even if the thought wasn’t formed thatprecisely, she lived as if it were.

“The destruction of the Earth is mygreatest concern,” she wrote in a high-

school essay. “We are coming clos-er and closer to the end of

life as we know it on thisplanet. And it may be

too late, but I feel it isdefinitely worth try-ing to save. ... It ispossible that I canhelp contribute tothe fight to saveour very exis-tence.”

She savored thelight moments,

“We talked about how we could get herback down there ... to get more of that fern and bring it back where we could study it and,

you know, really figure it out.” Scholarship created in Martin’s memory

At the one-year anniversary of herdeath in Costa Rica, the

University announced a $1,000 schol-arship in memory of Shannon Martin.

The Shannon Lucile MartinScholarship for Study Abroad will beawarded annually, beginning in spring2003, to a female student attendingGolfito’s Institute of Tropical Studies.Martin attended the institute duringher study-abroad semester in spring2000; she was slain while in Golfito fora one-week plant-collection trip inMay 2001.

“The Golfito program has drawnexceptional students,” ChancellorRobert E. Hemenway said when thescholarship was announced,“and nonemore promising than ShannonMartin.”�

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too. One of her many lifelong friendsrecalls a girl who was capable of “sponta-neous gymnastics at random times.” She quilted. She played competitive soccer and made close friends and hikedin the woods behind her house, gather-ing flowers or foliage to decorate the dinner table.

She loved animals so much that shestarted helping out around a veterinaryclinic in fourth grade; when she discov-ered that there are people in the worldwho abuse their pets, she stopped work-ing in a place where she had to see it.She posted a “No Hunting” sign in therear window of her first car. When thefamily dog died of old age, Shannonfound her mother on the front porch,snuggled up close and said, “Mom,you’re my best friend, and Max was mysecond-best friend.” Recalls Stauffer: “I’msure I would have been second if Iweren’t sitting there.”

At the next Christmas, Santa deliv-ered a precious German shepherd pup.Shannon named him Brutus, and theygrew up together. She trained him andloved him, and Brutie moved with herwhen Shannon left Topeka to attend KUin Lawrence.

Brutus is now 13, old for a Germanshepherd. Stauffer brings him back toLawrence for treatment on his failinghind legs; during one recent trip, sheswung by Sheri’s house. To get there shedrove down Tennessee Street, which alsowas the way to Shannon’s.

“Still, after all this time, Brutus knowsthat street and he thinks Shannon isgoing to be there,” Stauffer says. “I feelso disappointed for him. He’s such agood dog. Those two were bonded at thehip. Brutus was probably the mostimportant thing in her world.”

At KU, Shannon bicycled to class andbrown-bagged her lunch to save themoney she earned at Sunrise GardenCenter. If she wasn’t eating her home-made lunches, she ate at EcumenicalChristian Ministries, where she helpedstart weekly vegetarian lunches that havesince become a campus tradition. Shegot to know her neighbors, and listenedto their stories and their songs. She lis-

Along with standard orientationsrequired of all Study Abroad students,

those traveling to Costa Rica will nowhave additional sessions in Lawrence andwith U.S. embassy staff upon arrival.Additionally, Shannon Martin’s murder willbe discussed with all students traveling toCosta Rica.

Susan Gronbeck-Tedesco, PhD’99,director of KU Study Abroad, andProfessor Charles Stansifer, one of theworld’s leading experts on Costa Rica,both flew to Costa Rica after Martin’sdeath to investigate all aspects of safetyand to meet with embassy officials.As aresult of their work, KU officials are satis-fied that Golfito is safe for students.

“Besides this major incident, we nevereven have had minor incidents with stu-dents,” says Oscar Quiros, g’85, PhD’93,director of the Institute of Tropical Studiesin Golfito.

Martin’s family has repeatedlyexpressed frustration and doubts.

“I’m shocked that every student [inGolfito] continued,” says Sheri Martin,Shannon’s younger sister.“They haven’tcaught the person, they don’t have amotive, so I don’t know why they thinktheir students are safe.”

Jeanette Stauffer says she wishes KU had at least threatened to pull out of Costa Rica if her daughter’s homicidewas not solved quickly. KU officialssay that was never an option.

“If we were to stop offering aprogram for even a semester, itwould destroy that program,”Gronbeck-Tedesco says.“And theoverriding concern was, given allthe information that we had, thiswas a personal crime. It was, is, asafe place to offer academic programs.”

Quiros says all 15 KU studentsin Golfito at the time of Martin’sdeath were told they could leaveimmediately and finish finals inLawrence; none did.The followingfall, one student out of 20 chosenot to travel to Golfito.

Says Stauffer:“I want to see the[Golfito] program succeed. Shannon wouldbe very upset if I felt otherwise. But I thinkthe University could have put a little pres-sure on [investigators] to make sure, in thebeginning, that more was done.That’s justmy opinion. … The University of Kansas isa wonderful place for students. Shannonreally, thoroughly loved being a studenthere, and was very proud to be able to,had hoped to, walk down from theCampanile to obtain her degree.”

Among increased safety efforts is anemphasis on the need for students tomaintain normal safety precautions whiletraveling.And all Study Abroad studentswill be met at the destination airport by aprogram representative.

“Any of us going to another culture canmisread the cues in our environment andfeel safe when we’re not safe,” Gronbeck-Tedesco says.“We tell students to payattention to their intuition. If it doesn’t feelright, if something is bothering them, payattention to that.”

Before Martin, three KU students died,all accidentally, while studying overseas.Two drowned during a Study Abroadsemester in Ireland in the 1970s, and aStudy Abroad student in Spain was killed in1995 when she crossed behind a bus thatbacked into her.�

—C.L.

� At an Ecumenical Christian Ministries memorialservice for Shannon, Jeanette Stauffer shares photo-graphs of her daughter.

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tened and learned, and did things in herown way. She cut the pockets out of allof her pants. She was late. She wasromantic.

When she was about 8, Shannon toldher mother that she wanted to go to thestore and buy marigold seeds. Theywould plant flowers for Mother’s Day.

“So every Mother’s Day after that,that’s what we did. We planted flowers.”

Until last year. Shannon left thecrowded Golfito bar in the earliest hoursof May 13, 2001, heading back to herhost family’s house to get a few hours ofsleep. She was scheduled to join a localparks guide, a friend she had met duringher semester in Golfito the year before,sometime around daybreak. Together,they were to venture into the rain forest,searching for her fern.

Even so, marigolds would probablyhave been on her mind. It was Mother’s Day.

In the wake of his student’s murder,Craig Martin became the very thinghe had spent his life studying: anorganism under stress. He adapted

by purchasing a plane ticket and flyingto Golfito to finish the work left undone.

A year later, he is still amazed at whathe found.

“I had no clue how involved it was togo to this spot. I couldn’t believe myeyes. I just couldn’t believe how remoteit was. It was several miles outside oftown, so you basically needed a vehicleon basically a nonexistent pseudo-road,and then you had to hike deep withinthe rain forest, wading through a streamand everything … It was insane. And alsoquite fascinating.”

As Shannon’s friend guided him tothe spot where he would find the fern,Martin got a bad feeling. It was pure rainforest; Martin’s beloved CAM plants,remember, are specialists in extreme, dryheat. CAM had been found before inferns, but this was pushing it.

“It was the last place on earth you’dexpect to find this CAM stuff,” he says.“There’s just no way. And when I sawthe fern, I just said, ‘All of her data must

be no good, because there’sno way this thing’s a CAMplant.’ It was just toodark, too wet.”

Martin collected itanyway. Back in the lab-oratory: “We confirmedsome of her findings.There is, indeed, some-thing unsual going onwith that plant.”

Martin is continuing theslow process of research,awaiting a final report fromanother laboratory out of state.He also decided to make Shannon’soriginal work broader, bringing insome of his related work from Taiwan.When the paper is done, it will be pub-lished.

“All I can say,” Martin says, “is thatshe will be the first author on the whole study.”

There has been one arrest, but thecase has not yet been broken.Costa Rican police hope thewoman they’ve had in custody

since November will talk, but she hasn’tyet. The murder is still unsolved; evenmotive remains a mystery.

The wait has been agonizing. JeanetteStauffer and her husband, Brad, jour-neyed in May to Golfito. They saw theroad Shannon walked. They saw howclose she was to the bar, to her host fam-ily’s house, to other homes in the area. Acab driver returning home from workthat night says he heard a scream; so didanother neighbor. Both said theythought it was just partying from the barand did nothing. And the bar was soclose, no more than a couple of dozenyards away, that somebody there mighthave heard something, too, but nobodyknows for sure who was there that night.

The family hopes a new reward offerof $50,000 will help find the killers, but,in the end, there’s little else to do but

wait and endure. Even the little crosserected by O’dette Porras, Shannon’shost mother in Golfito, was orderedremoved by the owner of the propertyon which Shannon was killed.

When she delivered her undergradu-ate thesis days before departing forCosta Rica, Shannon invited her family.“Mom,” she said, “you got to see me dosomething well. I got to show you howgood I could do.” But there are regrets.Jeanette Stauffer had left her camera inthe car. Shannon told her mom to forgetabout it. They would get pictures atCommencement.

“No,” Jeanette Stauffer says softly,shaking her head at the memory. “Don’tever leave it undone.”

Had Shannon Martin lived one weeklonger, she would have walked down theHill with her sister and her boyfriend ona glorious May afternoon. The youngwoman who hoped to save the worldearned her diploma; she just never got tohold it. The world let her down.

Three days after her death, SheriMartin and Dave Schmitz donned theircaps and gowns and walked down theHill. The walk was for accomplishment;the party awaits justice.�

� Shannon included her beloved Brutusin her high-school portrait.

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Bill Bunyan’s drive through Kansas is a (medium) rare feat

he way Bill Bunyan seesit, he eats his cheese-burgers in paradise. InUlysses, at Iris’ CountryCafé. Or at the UticaCommunity Café, wherethe tempter of the day

was a memorable sausage burger. OrLizard Lips Grill and Deli, near Toronto,population 320, in Woodson County,where the open-faced chili cheeseburgerwas worth enduring Susan’s concernsabout sitting too close to her burgermeis-ter husband as they headed up the roadfor a basketball game in Allen FieldHouse.

“I’ve been told the best hamburger isin Glade,” Bunyan, c’61, says excitedlyfrom his home in Dodge City, and here’sthe whole point of Bunyan’s retirementquest to eat a hamburger in all 105Kansas counties: When somebody tellshim the most DeLuxe of all Kansas burgers is on the grill in Glade, at theregionally famous Triple C, Bunyanstarts planning.

To savor the single Triple C, dive intothe double Triple C or—heaven (and car-diologists) forbid—test the triple TripleC, you first must know where Glade is.So Bunyan consults the laminated wallmap of his beloved home state.

“That’s in Phillips County,” he says. Infact, the Glade burger joint is a roadsidehaunt on U.S. 183, at the intersection ofMain and Central streets, where PhillipsCounty locals and tourists visiting theKirwin National Wildlife Refuge andReservoir converge in a beef feast.

“I don’t eat in chains,” Bunyan saysemphatically. “Only down-home-typecafes. And I can tell you I have eaten in places my wife said she’d wished Ihadn’t gone into.”

He says he is on a “great burgerquest.” Does “great” qualify the burgersor the quest? Both. And neither.

The quest is about Kansas, and burg-ers are only part of the journey.

Explains Bunyan: “It’s a fun way to

see what our state has to offer.” The retired fifth-grade teacher’s

Jayhawk sentiments are legend in theKU family. He and his wife, Susan, arelongtime volunteers for the KansasHonors Program in Dodge City as wellas hosts of annual sendoff parties for KUfreshmen. A former member of theAlumni Association national board, hehas received the Association’s FredEllsworth Medallion and MildredClodfelter Award for service to theUniversity and his hometown. Bunyan isvirtually the heart of KU support insouthwestern Kansas.

But when it comes to Kansas, Bunyanis about more than the University of.From Mount Oread in the east to MountSunflower in the west, Bill Bunyan wantsto explore and promote, meet and greet,buy and buy some more. That’s why heand Susan are active in the KansasExplorers Club, a branch of the KansasSampler Foundation, organ-ized by Marci Penner, c’79,of Inman.

“People often thinkKansas is dull, flat and bor-ing,” says Penner, the foun-dation’s executive directorand sole employee. “If wecan do things in a fun man-ner, that helps everybodylighten up a little bit andenjoy what we have. Thewhole thing is about explor-ing and having fun.”

Penner says Bunyan’s fel-low Explorers are alwayseager for updates on hisburger quest; she also says there areplaces in Kansas where the price of aburger basket and a tall glass of tea isnot inconsequential.

“Bill goes out and eats his burgers,”Penner says, “and in a small town, itmakes a difference when one additionalperson comes in for a visit and spendsmoney.”

While Bunyan has found a focus for

his journeys, the goal for all Explorers isidentical: Find new Kansas places, makenew Kansas friends and spread theKansas wealth. When he met Larry “TheBowler” Woydziak and heard of theLawrence man’s quest to bowl a game inall 79 Kansas counties with a bowlingalley, Bunyan figured he needed a questof his own.

“I want to get it done in three years,”Bunyan says, “so we’re trying to averagethree a month. I should finish rightbefore I turn 65, if cholesterol doesn’tget me first.”

As for the report we’ve all been wait-ing for: Two years into his quest, Bunyansays two of the best burgers in the statecan be found in his own hometown, atthe Cowtown Club and Peppercorn’s. Healso favors the Seabrook Bar & Grill at21st and Gage in Topeka, where he triedgamely to boat the 3-pounder.

“It was a great burger,” he says. “But I gave up.”�

For more information

about the Kansas Explorers orKansas Sampler Foundation, seewww.explorekansas.org; e-mailmarci@explorekansas.org; write to 978 Arapaho Rd., Inman, KS67546; or call Marci Penner at 620-585-2374.

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he University will raisetuition 25 percent thisfall, the largest increasesince 1970 and thefirst of five annualhikes designed tobring KU’s overall

funding in line with that of its peerschools.

The tuition plan, presented in May asthe Legislature scratched its way to thelongest (and by many accounts the mostcontentious) session on record, wasapproved by the Kansas Board ofRegents June 27. The change will cost in-state undergraduates an extra $600 overthe coming academic year; nonresidentundergrads will pay an additional $876.If the increases continue over five years,as projected, the plan would doubletuition while raising about $50 millionfor a broad range of improvementsintended chiefly to benefit students.

Twenty percent of this year’s increasewill be set aside for financial aid, mostlyin the form of KU Tuition Grantsdesigned to help offset most of theincrease for the neediest students. (See box.)

The proposal, requested by theKansas Board of Regents, marks a his-toric departure for an institution that hastraditionally been bound by a draconianfunding scheme that discouraged thestate’s six Regents universities fromcharting their own financial courses.Only recent fundamental changes in

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that scheme—namely tuition ownership,which allows the University to keep anytuition money it raises—have made possible such a plan, the most ambitiousproposal yet for raising KU’s funding toa level approaching that of its peers.

It’s a new approach to an old problem.

In 1976, the Board of Regents begancomparing each of the schools under itsgovernance with similar schools in otherstates. To serve as KU’s peer institutionsthe Regents chose five schools withresearch and education missions similarto KU’s, located in states with similarper capita incomes, population patternsand public support for higher education.Ever since, the University on the Hill hasconsistently found itself on the shortend of the measuring stick when thesubject is money.

In 1978, KU received about 90 per-cent of the funding enjoyed on averageby its peers, the universities of Colorado,Iowa, North Carolina, Oklahoma andOregon. Now the disparity is evengreater: KU gets by on 80 percent of theaverage funding of its equals.

It’s not just adolescents who feel peerpressure; institutions of higher learningfeel it, too.

“All of the resources we buy, all thepeople we hire are paid for in a nationalmarket,” says Executive Vice Chancellorand Provost David Shulenburger. “Whenyou have 80 cents to compete with

everyone else’s dollar, you simply can’tdo as well.”

And yet higher tuition alone won’t fixthe problem, because lagging tuition isonly one of two things driving thisdownward trend: The other is decliningstate support.

Since 1985, state funding for highereducation at KU has dropped from$6,469 to $5,329 per student. Duringthat time, KU and the other Regents uni-versities approved only modest tuitionincreases because the state effectivelypunished schools for tuition hikes byreducing state funding anequal amount.

As other schoolsacross the nationraised theirtuitions, KUbecame a rela-tive bargain,earning theUniversity recog-nition in the col-lege guides as abona fide “best buy,”but creating a fiscal prob-lem that defied quick fixes.

Now, some of today’s students feelthat the scramble to catch up has thempaying yesterday’s bills.

“I do think we need a tuitionincrease,” says Jonathan Ng, Leawoodsenior and newly elected student bodypresident. “Honestly, I think we should

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tuition, they’ve also been suffering theeffects of relatively low funding.Consider the lack of online enrollment, afeature at the top of Ng’s wish list.

“That needs to be happening rightnow,” he says. “If we’re going to becomea top-25 university, we’re going to haveto start thinking like one. It’s ridiculousthat we don’t have online enrollment.”

The president also wants to see a newhome for the Multicultural ResourceCenter, now in its seventh year in tempo-rary quarters; better programs for minor-ity recruitment and retention; classroomimprovements and salary increases forgraduate teaching assistants.

Tuition accountability, that old buzz-word that preceded tuition ownership to explain the concept that the state’sschools should keep the money theyraise from their students’ tuition, hascome to mean something else now:Accountability to the people who paytuition.

“We want to work with the adminis-tration to create a committee of studentsto provide input and advice on how thetuition dollars are spent,” says Ng. “We’llhave our goals, and obviously theadministration will have their goals.We’ll just try to work together on howwe can obtain that happy balance.”

Those goals are not drastically differ-ent. The Ad Hoc Committee onUniversity Funding, a group of students,faculty and staff from the Lawrence andMedical Center campuses, helped puttogether the tuition proposal submittedby the University to the Board ofRegents. Their report recommends thatthe money raised from the tuitionincrease—expected to range between$10 and $11 million this year—shouldfund enhancements designed toincrease student wages, classroom andlab equipment, and student services.The overall guiding principle of theincrease, according to the committee’sreport, is that “the increased tuitionmoney should be spent on items thatdirectly improve the quality of the edu-cational experience for students.”

Ng agrees: “We’re asking for moremoney from students, so it’s only right

ompared with tuition and feesat major universities in Kansasand nearby states, a KU educa-tion is still a bargain, even with

a 25-percent tuition increase.During the coming academic year,

full-time resident undergraduates at theUniversity of Missouri will pay $5,282 intuition in fees, an increase of $395 fromthe previous year. University of Iowa stu-dents will pay $4,191, up $669. At theUniversity of Nebraska the total is$4,095, an increase of $335.

KU undergraduates will pay $3,484in tuition and fees. That ranks eighthamong the 11 public universities in theBig 12, and is nearly identical to tuitionand fees at Kansas State University,which will run $3,444 after its own 25-percent hike.

“In-state students pay about 25 per-cent of the cost of their education rightnow,” Shulenburger says. “If we wereraising tuition above the cost of that edu-cation, that would be a different matter.There is still a lot of subsidy involved.”

But students might argue that, whilethey’ve been paying relatively low

have been increasing it incrementallyover the past five or 10 years, so wewouldn’t have the situation we havenow. A 25-percent increase is probablynecessary, but not all at once.”

The bigger issue, says Ng, is how themoney will be used. “As a student you’regoing to say, ‘OK, I paid more. What didI get this year that was different?’”

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FINANCIAL AID

Roughly $2.2 million of the tuitionincrease will be set aside for

financial aid, nearly doubling theUniversity’s state-funded, need-basedaid. Students with additional unmetneed after all other gift aid has beenawarded will be eligible for KU TuitionGrants.The maximum grant persemester will be:

� Full-time undergraduate: $250

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STATE SUPPORT DWINDLES

eginning just after Thanksgiv-ing, Hemenway, Shulenburger,Executive Vice Chancellor JanetMurguia, KU Medical Center

Executive Vice Chancellor Donald Hagenand the University’s academic deansconducted more than 50 forums to gather input on how to address the five-year-tuition proposal requested by theBoard of Regents. More than 1,500 stu-dents, faculty and staff attended. Asthese sessions continued into the spring,they took place against a backdrop oflegislative wrangling and a deterioratingfinancial outlook for the state. Droppingtax revenues created a budget gap thatquickly grew to more than $700 million.

25 percent more.”Says Ng: “Upperclassmen, like myself,

are going to have to understand that alot of this money will probably be for thelong-term benefit of the University as awhole, not their specific education. Butwe should expect to see some short-termbenefits as well.”

The long-term benefits will not betotally lost to those who walk down theHill next May, Shulenburger notes.“When you mention where you went toschool, if that school is on the tips ofpeople’s tongues because of its accom-plishments, its ranking, that benefits youas a holder of a degree from that institu-tion. That benefit exists for students whoattend now and those who graduatedfive years ago.”

Indeed, the decades-long decline rela-tive to peer funding—not the recent state

fiscal crisis—necessitates the tuition hike,Shulenburger says. Similarly, the five-year plan is intended to be more thanjust a quick fix to the current budgetbind: It is a critical component in realiz-ing Chancellor Robert E. Hemenway’sgoal of making KU a top-25 publicresearch university by 2010.

“No one ever wants a tuition increase,but KU is seriously underfunded relativeto our peer universities and relative toany other benchmark for universitieswith a teaching and research mission,”Hemenway says. “Our students, and thepeople of the state of Kansas, can’tafford for that to continue. They deservea first-rate University at KU.”

that the money be spent on students.”The devil, of course, is in the details.“It’s going to be really important to

specify exactly what the money will bespent on,” Ng says. “When you mentiontechnological improvements, when youmention minority retention efforts, whatexactly does that mean?”

There are certainly no shortage ofworthwhile projects; the University hashad to economize in so many areas forso long that it’s hard pinpoint just onearea for improvement, Shulenburgersays. A modern enrollment system, astronger student placement office, andup-to-date classroom and lab technol-ogy are needed. But there’s an even more fundamental concern, one thatillustrates how the most basic service the University offers—the physical space in which to gather and reflect—has been hurt by years of belt-tightening.

“As I did the tuition presentations, I was in alot of different classroomsaround the University,”Shulenburger says. “Theshape some of those class-rooms are in is not verygood. With our current budget, we’re doing the best we can, but clearly we need to put a lot more money into ourclassrooms. Making those class-rooms more presentable, more comfortable for students, is somethingI’d love to have in place by fall when students return.”

That raises another question on theminds of students, especially the upper-classmen: Just how much of their extratuition will they see in action in theshort time they have left on the Hill?

“They will see some immediate benefits. We’ll put some technology in;we’ll be able to hire a few more people to teach classes,” Shulenburger says.“The full benefits probably won’t accrue until the entire program is inplace, so they won’t see them all. But onthe other hand, they will have paid avery cheap rate for three years of educa-tion, and that fourth year will cost just

“The objective isn’t to raise tuition;

funding up to the level it ought to be.If the state were to step forward,

the objective is to get the University’s

smaller tuition increases would be needed.”

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Participants in the tuition debateneeded only look to Topeka to see theadvantage of the University’s taking control of its financial future. Throughmuch of the 106-day session, lawmakersbalked at raising taxes to close the budget shortfall, finally settling on a$252-million tax hike that fell short ofclosing the budget gap. KU’s budget forfiscal 2003 remained the same as last fis-cal year, causing an effective 3-percentcut. As a result, the University in Juneannounced job and program cuts,including closing public exhibitions atthe Museum of Anthropology. (See box.)Meanwhile, the state budget pictureworsened again, making the prospect offurther cuts this summer very real.

The question on everyone’s mind:Does the University’s newfound abilityto generate more revenue by raisingtuition effectively let state lawmakers offthe hook when it comes to supportinghigher education?

Shulenburger says he saw “no hint” of that happening at the Statehouse thisyear. Yet he sees the potential danger.

“I think the perspective legislators

need to take on this—and that studentsand their parents need to impress ontheir legislators—is that paying highertuition is done in order to get a bettereducation, to make a better KU,” he says.“As voters we should let our lawmakersknow that it’s completely unacceptableto reduce contributions to higher educa-tion at a time when we’re asking stu-dents to pay more.” To do so, he says,amounts to “simply taxing students tosupport education.”

The University will continue to pressfor better state support for higher educa-tion, says Shulenburger, even as heallows that “it hasn’t been a very goodyear for us in that regard.”

“We hope to get the state to step for-ward long term,” on higher educationfunding he says, “but the thing we canwork on now is the tuition side.”

For now it remains a work inprogress: Although the Board of Regentsrequested a five-year proposal from theschools under its umbrella, the boardonly approves tuition increases one yearat a time. KU’s plan calls for a steady$16.50 increase per credit hour, plus an

increase in the base tuition determinedby the Higher Education Price Index.That usually runs in the range of 3 to 5percent a year. The bottom line is that, ifall goes according to plan, KU’s tuitionwould double in five years. But that planis open to change.

“The objective isn’t to raise tuition;the objective is to get the University’sfunding up to the level it ought to be,”Shulenburger says. “If the state were tostep forward and really pick up the statefunding, smaller tuition increases wouldbe needed.”

State support, in fact, is crucial.“Our objective at the end of five years

is to get to 100 percent of peer funding;the tuition increases we’ve outlined bythemselves won’t do that.”

And, no surprise, it’s the Legislaturethat once again holds the cards. �

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BUDGET CUTS

The state’s failure to fund real, on-going costs will result in real, on-

going cuts,” Chancellor Robert E.Hemenway wrote in a June memo tofaculty and staff, as the Universityannounced strategic cutbacks to absorba 3-percent, $7.1 million reduction in itsstate-funded budget for fiscal 2003.Thenew cuts, which follow layoffs in Marchat the KU Medical Center and theSchool of Medicine-Wichita, will:

� Eliminate 32 vacant positions and 22 filled positions

� Phase out the Kansas Geological Survey’s statistical research unit

� Close the Museum of Anthropology’s public exhibitions

� Eliminate state funding for the Paleontological Institute

� Institute a voluntary leave-without-pay program for the summer

� Preclude salary raises for faculty and staff

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PARITY LOST

The Board also named three new vice chairsto join vice chair Tim S. Dibble, Issaquah, Wash.,who will serve his third term in 2002-03. Thethree are Larry J. Borden, Colorado Springs,Colo.; John P. Hanna, St. Petersburg, Fla.; andDelano E. Lewis, Mesilla, N.M.

Three alumni were named to theIntercollegiate Athletics Corp. board and theKansas Memorial Union Corp. board. Michael J.Maddox, Lawrence, and Gil M. Reich,Barrington, Ill., will begin their terms on the ath-letics board July 1. Bradley E. Scafe, OverlandPark, will serve on the Union board.

Keating, c’63, has been a trial lawyer for 35years. He is a shareholder in the law firm ofKeating, O’Gara, Davis & Nedved.

Morris, b’61, is chair of The Capital Corp.after more than 30 years in banking.

Risley, e’72, is president of WorldwideLiquefied Natural Gas for Phillips Petroleum Co.

Driscoll, c’61, l’64, a partner and former chairof the Stinson, Morrison, Hecker firm of KansasCity, Mo.

McKinney, c’74, retired as president of MartinTractor Co. in Topeka.

Warren, c’66, m’70, is a family physician.Dibble, d’74, is manager of SHEA Computing

Services for The Boeing Co.Borden, b’62, g’67, is vice president of

Winslow Motors Inc. Hanna, c’65, d’66, g’67, PhD’73, has had a

long career in higher education and financialservices.

Lewis, c’60, was the U.S. ambassador to SouthAfrica during the Clinton administration.

Maddox, b’92, l’94, is community bank presi-dent of INTRUST in Lawrence. Reich, e’54,retired as chair and CEO of Equicor. Maddoxsucceeds Laird Noller, ’59, Lawrence; Reich suc-ceeds Dana K. Anderson, b’59, Los Angeles.

Scafe, c’80, is vice president of INTRUST inOverland Park. Scafe succeeds Donald Hatton,c’64, m’68, Lawrence. �

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Three alumni will begin five-year terms onthe Alumni Association’s Board ofDirectors July 1. They were elected bydues-paying members during the annual

spring elections. The three are Con Keating,Lincoln, Neb.; Joe Morris, Leawood; and AllynRisley, Bartlesville, Okla.

Leading the Association in the 2002-03 yearwill be new officers elected at the spring meetingMay 17-18. Robert L. Driscoll, Mission Woods,will chair the organization after serving in the2001-02 year as executive vice chair. Driscoll suc-ceeds Janet Martin McKinney, Port Ludlow,Wash. The new executive vice chair is LindaDuston Warren, Hanover.

Associationmembers elected newdirectors duringannual spring balloting for thenational Boardof Directors.Board membersnamed new officers May 17.

� Bob Driscoll steps up as national chair, succeedingJanet Martin McKinney (center). Serving with Driscollwill be Executive Vice Chair Linda Duston Warren.

Volunteer leadersAssociation’s new directors, officers

begin their terms July 1

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CHAIRRobert L. Driscoll, c’61, l’64,

Mission Woods

EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIR

Linda Duston Warren,c’66, m’70, Hanover

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Jim Adam, e’56, Overland Park

Tim S. Dibble, d’74, Issaquah, Washington

Robert L. Driscoll, c’61, l’64, Mission Woods

Reid Holbrook, c’64, l’66, Overland Park

Janet Martin McKinney, c’74, Port Ludlow, Washington

Deloris Strickland Pinkard,g’80, EdD’95, Kansas City

Carol Swanson Ritchie,d’54,Wichita

Linda Duston Warren,c’66, m’70, Hanover

VICE CHAIRSLarry J. Borden, b’62, g’67,

Colorado Springs, ColoradoTim S. Dibble, d’74,

Issaquah, WashingtonJohn P. Hanna, c’65, d’66, g’67,

PhD’73, St. Petersburg,FloridaDelano E. Lewis, c’60, Mesilla,

New Mexico

DIRECTORS TO JULY 2003

Sidney Ashton Garrett,c’68, d’70, Lawrence

Deloris Strickland Pinkard,g’80, EdD’95, Kansas City

David R. Rankin, p’63, Phillipsburg

DIRECTORS TO JULY 2004A. Drue Jennings, d’68, l’72, Leawood

Mary Kay Paige McPhee,d’49, Kansas City, Missouri

John W. Mize, c’72, Salina

DIRECTORS TO JULY 2005Nancy Borel Ellis, d’63,

Pinehurst, North CarolinaSydnie Bowling

Kampschroeder, c’65, Naperville, Illinois

Craig B. Swenson, e’59, Lee’s Summit, Missouri

DIRECTORS TO JULY 2006Jill Sadowsky Docking,

c’78, g’84, WichitaMarvin R. Motley,

c’77, l’80, g’81, LeawoodDavid B.Wescoe, c’76,

Mequon, Wisconsin

DIRECTORS TO JULY 2007Con Keating, c’63, Lincoln,

NebraskaJoe Morris, b’61, LeawoodAllyn Risley, e’72,

Bartlesville, Oklahoma

HONORARY MEMBERSGene A. Budig, EdD,

Princeton, New JerseyE. Laurence Chalmers Jr.,

PhD, San Antonio, TexasArchie R. Dykes, EdD,

Nashville, TennesseeDelbert M. Shankel, PhD,

LawrenceW. Clarke Wescoe, MD,

Mission

Administrative Staff

ADMINISTRATIONKay Henry

Sr VP for Administration and Human Resources

Fred B.WilliamsPresident and CEO

ALUMNI CENTERBryan Greve

Director of AAC Services and Jayhawk Society

Mike Wellman, c’86Director of Special Projects and AAC Facility Manager

FINANCEDwight Parman

Sr VP for Finance & Treasurer

COMMUNICATIONSChris Lazzarino, j’86

Managing Editor, Kansas Alumni Magazine

Jennifer Sanner, j’81Sr VP for Communications and Editor, Kansas Alumni Magazine

Susan Younger, f ’91Art Director

MEMBERSHIPSheila M. Immel, f ’69, g’84

Sr VP for MembershipJennifer Mueller, g’99

Director of Student Programs

MEMBERSHIP SERVICESCarolyn Barnes, c’80

Director of the Kansas Honors Program

Kirk Cerny, c’92, g’98Sr VP for Membership Services

Kelly Kidwell, c’01Asst. Director of Chapter and Constituent Programs

Donna Neuner, ’76Director of Membership Services

RECORDSBill Green

Sr VP for Information Services

Nancy PeineVice President for Records

The Alumni Association was established in 1883 for the purpose of strengthening loyalty, friendship, com-mitment and communication among graduates, former and current students, parents, faculty, staff and all

other friends of The University of Kansas. Its members hereby unite into an Association to achieve unity ofpurpose and action to serve the best interests of The University and its constituencies.The Association is

organized exclusively for charitable, educational and scientific purposes.

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Association

Gold galoreKansas Alumni, SAA take

top prizes among their peers

KansasAlumnireceivedone of

four 2002 GrandGold Medals fromthe Council forAdvancement andSupport ofEducation (CASE)for Best Article of

the Year. Chris Lazzarino, j’86, managingeditor, wrote the winning story, “HailFellow,” which profiled Matthew Haug,c’00, c’00, winner of the three presti-gious graduate fellowships. The coverstory appeared in No. 4, 2001. Lazzarinoaccepted the award July 8 in Chicago.

Other top winners in the Best Articlecategory were Johns Hopkins University,Middlebury College and StanfordUniversity. The four were selected byThe Chronicle of Higher Education from30 finalists, chosen by national CASEjuries from nearly 450 entries.

Although Kansas Alumni has won sev-eral national CASE medals in recentyears, this is the magazine’s first GrandGold since 1990, when it received thelast of six Grand Golds for best alumnitabloid in the nation. The AlumniAssociation that year replaced thetabloid with the bimonthly magazine.

Another program also has receivedhonors. The Student Alumni Associationwas named Outstanding Organization inDistrict 5 of the Association of StudentAdvancement Programs. Adviser JenniferMueller, g’99, director of student pro-grams, and SAA president MarcieRohleder of Plainville accepted theaward in Sault Sainte Marie, Mich. Otherrecent SAA honors include OutstandingProgram, for the Ice Cream Social in2000; Outstanding Student Leader forKendall Day, c’99; and OutstandingAdviser for Mueller, both in 1999.�

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1920sJosephine Braucher Fugate, c’24,

g’29, continues to make her home inWichita.

1930sRalph, c’37, l’47, and Ethel Wristen

Hoke, c’41, celebrated their 60thanniversary in March. They live in Prairie Village.

Mary Hart Hukle, c’32, will celebrateher 93rd birthday in August. She lives inLenexa.

David Prager, c’39, l’42, recentlyreceived the Kansas Supreme Court’sJustice Award in recognition of his contributions to the improvement of justice. He lives in Topeka, where he’s retired chief justice of the stateSupreme Court.

1940Jo Davis White, c’40, a retired teacher,

makes her home in Long Beach, Calif.

1941Roscoe Born, ’41, and his wife,

Dorothy, moved recently to a retirementcommunity in Sykesville, Md.

Robert Wright, b’41, a retired partnerin Deloitte & Touche, makes his home inSanford, N.C.

1942Curtis Alloway, b’42, recently traveled

to Cuba with the Flying Jayhawks. Helives in Kansas City.

Peggy Smith Huggins, c’42, continuesto make her home in Olathe.

Mary Jane Griggs Lear, n’42, and herhusband, Homer, assoc., celebratedtheir 60th anniversary last spring. Theylive in San Antonio.

1943Betty King Ball, n’43, is retired in

Orlando, Fla., where she and her hus-band, George, make their home.

1945Daniel Chase, e’45, b’48, lives in Bella

Vista, Ark., with Jane WoestemeyerChase, c’47.

1946Harold Smith, g’46, is librarian and

archivist emeritus at Park University inParkville, Mo.

1947Donald Milligan, c’47, is retired in

Coronado, Calif.James Mordy, c’47, lives in Kansas

City, where he’s a retired partner inMorrison & Hecker.

Grace Metcalf Muilenburg, j’47, isretired in Manhattan.

1948Charles Chouteau, c’48, g’55, is a

retired professor at West Virginia StateCollege. He lives in Nitro.

Jack Daily, e’48, a retired senior part-ner in Lutz, Daily & Brain, makes hishome in Prairie Village.

Robert Elbel, c’48, g’50, is a researchprofessor in the biology department atthe University of Utah-Salt Lake City.

1949Bill, e’49, and Evelyn Hoffman

Hamilton, f’49, will celebrate their 51stanniversary in July. They live in PoconoSummit, Pa.

Arthur Moore, f’49, lives in PompanoBeach, Fla., where he’s retired fromSnorkel Co.

1950Henry Remple, PhD’50, wrote From

Bolshevik Russia to America: A MennoniteFamily Story, which was published earlierthis year. He lives in Lawrence.

Jim Stinson, e’50, is retired inMadisonville, Ky.

Walter, e’50, and Jacquelyn LeedyWilliams, f’51, celebrated their 51st

anniversary in June. Their home is inLake Waukomis, Mo.

1951Richard Bennett, d’51, traveled last

year to Austria and Germany. He and hiswife, Vickie, live in Phoenix.

John Corporon, j’51, g’53, is vice pres-ident of the Overseas Press ClubFoundation. He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Mary Carter Gosney-Lancaster, c’51,c’53, traveled to Spain and Portugal lastyear. She lives in Seal Beach, Calif.

Charles, b’51, and Helen PerssonHall, ’53, will celebrate their 50thanniversary this year. They live in NorthPalm Beach, Fla.

Lois Walker, c’51, d’54, had two soloshows of her paintings last spring andalso displayed paintings at the KarpelesMuseum in Charleston, S.C. She lives inAmityville, N.Y.

1952James, ’52, and Emelie Tricket

Davidson, ’52, will celebrate their 50thanniversary Aug. 30. They live inLeawood.

Carolyn Cortner Linnemeyer, d’52, isorganist emeritus at First PresbyterianChurch in Grand Junction, Colo.

Gordon Maxwell, c’52, m’55, recentlyreceived a Distinguished Service Awardfrom Kansas Wesleyan University inSalina, where he was an obstetrician andgynecologist for many years.

1953Edwin Bowen, b’53, recently cele-

brated his 70th birthday. He lives inStockton, Calif.

William Hawes, p’53, a retired phar-macist, makes his home in Smith Center.

Charles Malone, g’53, EdD’60, re-cently served as interim principal atHighlands School in Shawnee Mission.He’s a retired professor at Arizona StateUniversity, and he lives in Prescott.

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1954Kenneth Stevenson, e’54, g’57, lives in

Bella Vista, Ark., where he’s retired.John Towner, d’54, g’61, makes his

home in Shawnee.

1955Sachiko Sugawa Kushiro, g’55, is a

professor emeritus at Kyoto Women’sUniversity in Kyoto, Japan.

1956Carl Blair, f’56, recently gave a one-

man exhibition of his paintings at theColumbia Museum of Art in Columbia,S.C. He lives in Greenville.

1957Ruth Harder Scott, c’57, makes her

home in Leawood.

1958Robert Peterson, c’58, m’62, medical

director of Medevac MidAmericaAmbulance Service in Topeka, recentlyreceived the Bal Jeffrey Award from theStormont Vail Foundation.

1959Richard Chatelain, d’59, is retired in

Prairie Village.Nicholas Classen, e’59, plays bagpipes

in Austin, Texas, where he’s a retiredengineer.

Richard Davis, e’59, is retired in Tulsa, Okla.

Robert Howard, l’59, received an hon-orary doctorate of humane letters earlierthis year from Sterling College. He livesin Wichita, and is retired senior partnerand chairman of Foulston & Siefkin.

Robert Rowe, e’59, makes his homein Topeka, where he’s retired.

1960Robert Chiang, g’60, is a professor

emeritus at Virgina Tech. He lives inBlacksburg, Va.

Richard Hill, ’60, serves as a council-man in Tupelo, Miss.

Linda Compton Ross, d’60, EdD’72,is retired as administrator of the KansasState School for the Blind. She lives inMission.

Cecil Williams, l’60, serves as countyjudge in Grand County, Colo. He andMartha Ormsby Williams, ’61, live inFraser.

1961Katherine Haughey Loo, c’61, lives in

Colorado Springs. A recording of hermusical composition, Leda and the Swan,

was released earlier this year.Robert McLean, c’61, is a senior

business analyst and project leader at American Tool Companies in Lincoln, Neb.

1962Charles Kulier, PhD’62, works for

Pfizer in Holland, Mich.

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Patricia Glendening Renze, d’62,directs program services for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Kansas. She lives inWichita.

John Ruf, e’62, g’66, makes his homein Lee’s Summit, Mo., where he’s retired.

Kelly Smith Tunney, j’62, recently wasnamed vice president of the AssociatedPress. She lives in New York City.

John Wolf, c’62, g’66, is assistant deanof continuing education at KU. He livesin Lawrence.

1963Terry Bloskey, ’63, and June Ann

Meschke Bloskey, d’62, divide their timebetween homes in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho,and Scottsdale, Ariz.

Pack St. Clair, d’63, recently wasinducted into the Kansas Business Hallof Fame. He lives in Neodesha, wherehe’s president and CEO of Cobalt Boats.

Susan Suhler, j’63, is assistant pro-gram manager at the KU Center forResearch. She lives in Lawrence.

1964Ronald Arnold, b’64, is executive vice

president of City Bank and Trust inMoberly, Mo.

Frank Kirk, b’64, l’67, works as man-aging director and branch manager ofWachovia Securities. He lives inLeawood.

Marilyn Blackman Pearl, c’64, retiredrecently from the Park Hill SchoolDistrict, where she had worked for 21years. She lives in Parkville, Mo.

1965David Jones, g’65, is retired in

Wellsville, N.Y.Joan Fowler Kessler, c’65, lives in

Milwaukee, where she’s a partner in thelaw firm of Foley & Lardner.

Larry Raney, b’65, works as a con-troller at Intelligent Marketing Solutionsin Grandview, Mo. He lives in Overland Park.

Philip Schmidt, g’65, PhD’74, a pro-fessor of history at Southwestern Collegein Winfield, recently received the col-lege’s United Methodist ExemplaryTeacher Award.

1966Raena Reiss Borth, d’66, teaches third

grade at Trailwood Elementary School inOverland Park. Her husband, Ray, d’65,is a senior partner in the law firm ofShort & Borth. They live in Leawood.

Elizabeth Wienecke Fisher, d’66,works as a flight attendant for AmericanAirlines. She lives in Tulsa, Okla.

Ronald Horwege, c’66, serves as presi-dent of the Virginia chapter of theAmerican Association of Teachers ofGerman. He’s a professor at Sweet BriarCollege in Sweet Briar, Va.

Jerald Takesono, c’66, practices den-tistry in Kaneohe, Hawaii.

1967Julia Conaway Bondanella, g’67,

serves as assistant chairman for pro-grams at the National Endowment forthe Humanities in Washington, D.C.She’s on leave from the French andItalian department at Indiana Universityin Bloomington.

Cleveland Harrison, PhD’67, wroteUnsung Valor: A GI’s Story of World WarII, which recently was published byUniversity Press of Mississippi. He is aprofessor emeritus of theater at AuburnUniversity in Auburn, Ala.

Beatrice Osgood Krauss, g’67, isexecutive director of the Hunter CollegeCenter on AIDS, Drugs and CommunityHealth. He lives in Newburgh, N.Y.

Raymond Reichenborn, a’67, recentlybecame a principal associate at Wilson& Co. in Wichita.

Vicki Secrest, d’67, is executive direc-tor of the Camp Arcadia ScholarshipFoundation and assistant director ofCamp Arcadia in Darien, Conn.

Donna Allen Taylor, f’67, lives in LosAltos, Calif., and is vice president ofNuance Communications in Menlo Park.

Terry Wages, b’67, is executive vicepresident of Freedom Family in Topeka.

Carol Sullivan Wohlford, c’67, re-cently joined Great Plains Earth Instituteas a co-coordinator of community out-reach. She lives in Wichita.

Edward Wolcott, e’67, manages insu-lation design engineering at Alliant TechSystems in Magna, Utah.

1968Kathryn Moen Braeman, g’68, serves

as administrative judge of the DefenseOffice of Hearings and Appeals. She livesin Washington, D.C.

Linda Wulfkuhle Cecchini, c’68,retired last year as periodicals librarian atthe University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

Steve Johns, b’68, g’73, l’73, recentlyjoined O’Keefe & O’Malley as a mergeracquisition specialist. He lives inLeawood.

Thomas King, d’68, is a professor ofmusic at Austin Peay State University inClarksville, Tenn.

Ming Sai Lai, g’68, retired recently asan engineering manager at GoodrichAerospace in San Diego.

Dorothy Purdy Norman, d’68, isretired in Ava, Mo.

Tim Weeks, d’68, lives in Kansas City,where he’s president of PowerEquipment Sales.

1969Russell Bromby, f’69, retired recently

from the Colorado Division of Wildlife,where he was chief of communications.He lives in Lakewood.

Paul Broome, b’69, is president ofBroome Chevrolet-Oldsmobile-Cadillacin Independence, Mo. He lives in GrainValley.

Candice Davis, s’69, s’96, has a pri-vate counseling practice, Cottage HillCounseling, in Lawrence.

Heiko Juette, ’69, works for theEmployers Association in Saarbruecken,Germany.

William Lupton, c’69, l’73, directsdevelopment and major gifts for theWashburn University EndowmentAssociation in Topeka. He lives inOverland Park.

James McAnerney, d’69, serves asmayor of Wathena.

Michael Morley, j’69, owns MorleyBuilders. He lives in Lawrence.

Nancy Hardin Rogers, s’69, is dean oflaw at Ohio State University inColumbus. She recently received theD’Alemberte/Raven Award from theAmerican Bar Association for her work indispute resolution.

BORN TO:David, c’72, b’73, g’77, and Jennifer

Dulny, g’99, son, Zachary David, Feb. 3in Shawnee. David directs financial serv-ices at Providence Medical Center.

1973Phyllis Bock, c’73, l’78, works for

Montana State University’s AssociatesStudent Legal Services. She lives inBozeman.

Clair Claiborne, c’73, is principal con-sulting research and development scien-tist for ABB Inc. in Raleigh, N.C.

Carolyn Parks Duncan, d’73, worksas a supervising consultant for BKD inKansas City. Her home is in Weston, Mo.

Lewis “Pete” Heaven, c’73, l’77,recently joined the Overland Park lawoffice of Lathrop and Gage.

Glenn Meyer, c’73, is a principal engi-neer for Raytheon at NASA’s Amesresearch Center in Mountain View, Calif.

American Music Association. She lives inNaugatuck, Conn., and supervises reha-bilitation therapy at Connecticut ValleyHospital in Middletown.

Katherine Boyer Harris, c’72,received a doctorate in history earlierthis year from Stanford University. She’san assistant professor of history atCalifornia State University in Stanislaus.

Robert Haunschild, b’72, is seniorvice president and chief financial officer at PNC Financial Services inPittsburgh, Pa.

Beth Coble Simon, f’72, works as agraphic designer for MacBeth GraphicDesign. She lives in Dublin, Ohio.

Henry Wassenberg, c’72, ownsWassco in Lincoln, Neb., where he andhis wife, Yelena, live with their children,Anna, 4, and Alex, 1.

Patrick Williams, c’72, founded and ispresident of the Institute for Life CoachTraining in Fort Collins, Colo.

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Roseann O’Reilly Runte, c’69, g’71,PhD’74, president of Old DominionUniversity in Norfolk, Va., recently wasnamed to the Order of Canada for hercontributions to education.

Linda Akin Warning, c’69, is executivedirector of Habitat for Humanity KansasCity. She lives in Fairway.

1970Arthur “Jack” Aenchbacher, b’70,

has become executive director of theCooper Institute in Dallas.

Mark Bedner, c’70, g’75, has beenelected to the board of commissionersrepresenting Sea Island and St. SimonsIsland. He lives in Sea Island, Ga.

Donna Strohwitz Fowler, c’70, is aloan agent for Capitol Federal Savings inTopeka.

Ralph Haller, e’70, is president of Fox Ridge Communications in Gettys-burg, Pa.

James Kring, e’70, lives in Topeka,where he’s executive vice president ofBartlett & West Engineers.

William “Spike” Lynch, b’70, l’73,recently joined the Kansas City lawoffice of Husch & Eppenberger.

John Tilton, c’70, has a dental practicein Wichita.

Cecil Walker, ’70, is president andCEO of CW Construction Services inLongwood, Fla.

1971Pamela Hooper Feinstein, c’71, l’73,

lives in Bellevue, Wash., and is executivedirector of Eastside Legal AssistanceProgram in Redmond.

Jon Indall, c’71, l’74, is a partner in theSanta Fe, N.M., law firm of Comeau,Maldegen, Templeman & Indall.

Bruce Larson, PhD’71, retired recentlyas professor of history at MinnesotaState University in Mankato.

Daniel Vargas, f’71, is president ofVargas Fine Furniture in Topeka.

1972Sheryl Whiteside Bloomfield, d’72,

teaches in Fort Scott.Linda Bosse, d’72, recently received

the Presidential Service Award from the

executive director of the San FranciscoOpera Guild.

Martha Hodgesmith, c’74, l’78,recently received the Kansas BarAssociation’s first DistinguishedGovernment Service Award. She’s deputyKansas attorney general in Topeka.

Michael McGowan, c’74, g’78, directsPfizer in Groton, Conn.

Susan Lominska Mills, c’74, an emer-gency room nurse at San Antonio

Kenneth Peters, s’73, does consultingand training for the CaliforniaDepartment of Health Services inSacramento.

Douglas Reynolds, b’73, is associatedirector of administration for Parks andRecreation of Topeka.

Tonda Rush, j’73, l’79, lives inArlington, Va., and is president ofAmerican Press Works.

John Smoyer, c’73, works as a consult-

ant for Smoyer Human ResourcesAssociates. He lives in Mesa, Ariz.

Dale Winetroub, b’73, owns Lee’sFurniture in Leavenworth.

1974Gary Ditty, e’74, commutes from

Linwood to Lawrence, where he’s seniorproject engineer and a partner inLandplan Engineering.

Patricia Johnson Handeland, j’74, is

Newton pursues his goalswith NBA’s minor league

Milt Newton, director of playerpersonnel for the fledglingNational BasketballDevelopment League, knows

his league lacksthe glamour, piz-zazz and fan baseof its NBA bigbrother. He alsounderstands thatthe road to thepros takespatience, dedica-tion and, most of

all, practice. He’s there to help the play-ers hone their games, help the coachesknow what players are available, andhelp the league grow in stature, prestigeand quality of play.

His job also means endless scouting,long road trips, hours of breaking downgame film and written evaluation afterwritten evaluation.

Newton, d’89, g’92, played an integralrole in KU’s NCAA championship run in1988, then kicked around in the CBA fora couple of years before finding work asa scout for the Denver Nuggets. That ledto a five-year stint as assistant director atUSA Basketball, where he scouted col-lege players for traveling summer teams.

Toss in a couple more years scouting forthe Philadelphia 76ers, and Newton haswatched more college basketball (not tomention summer-league games and pre-draft camps) than is probably healthyand knows the book on nearly every col-lege player of the past decade—includingstrengths, weaknesses, tendencies andprofessional potential.

“I don’t watch a game; I critique it,”Newton says. “It’s work. I am constantlybreaking down a player’s game—howthey play off the ball, set picks, box out,the little things.”

All that to find “that diamond in therough” who, with a little seasoning,might be ready for NBA Prime Time.There are never any promises and, as inany minor league, there is often heart-break, especially when players routinelyoverestimate their tal-ents and underesti-mate the effortrequired to play big-time professionalbasketball.

As the NBDL read-ied for its inauguralseason, Newton builtan enormous data-base of players freshout of college, thoseback from playingoverseas and someguys who may have

had a year in the NBA and were lookingto get back.

Newton pared the list and the NBDLinvited 175 players to battle for 88 spots.Coaches often relied on Newton’s evalu-ations to cement their decisions onwhom to draft. (Former Jayhawk BillyThomas, ’99, was the league’s playoffscoring leader at 24 points a game forthe Greenville, S.C., Groove.)

It will take a few years to build thefan base, Newton says, but teams playedexciting basketball in the league’s firstseason, and eight players were called upby NBA teams.

The development in “developmentalleague” isn’t just for players. It’s also forreferees, coaches and administrators,who gain professional basketball experi-ence—something Newton hopes will one

day take him to the NBA.“One day I would like to be an

NBA general manager,” he says. “Ithink I will get there. This job isvery good for me and helps meget better at learning the businessof basketball.”�

—Luce, c’92, g’98, is a free-lancewriter who lives in Kansas City, Mo.

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Community Hospital in Upland, Calif.,participated in disaster relief last fall inNew York City, where she was part of ateam assisting workers at Ground Zero.

Marilyn Parsons, c’74, is associatedirector of the Seattle BiomedicalResearch Institute in Seattle.

Chester Schmitendorf, f’74, g’80,won a Kansas Arts Commission MiniFellowship Award in Crafts earlier thisyear. He lives in Lawrence.

1975Linda Boxberger, c’75, g’81, wrote On

the Edge of Empire, which was publishedearlier this year. She lives in Austin,Texas.

Kay Steeples Keck, g’75, recentlybecame vice president of studentservices and program support atThunderbird, the American GraduateSchool of International Management inGlendale, Ariz.

Devra Davis Lerner, n’75, leads themusical group, Yachad. She and her hus-band, Bruce, m’74, live in Prairie Village.

Eugene Schmidt, ’75, recentlypreached at Castle Church inWittenburg, Germany. He lives inTopeka.

Addison Spears, g’75, a retiredteacher, makes his home in Butler, Mo.

MARRIEDWilliam Towns, c’75, g’95, and Nancy

Baker, c’92, g’95, May 16 in Topeka.They live in Lawrence, where they areboth studying for doctorates at KU.

1976Ingrid Nyberg Busch, j’76, recently

became a marketing consultant for RightManagement Consultants in Kansas City.

Susan Harris, c’76, g’78, lives inBroomfield, Conn., where she’s retired.

John McDonald, f’76, makes his homein Kansas City, where he’s president ofBoulevard Brewing. He’s also honorarychairman of the Mid America chapter ofthe National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

William Noonan, g’76, is president ofNoonan & Associates.

Mark Phillips, b’76, lives in KansasCity, where he’s premium director of

H&R Block.Rhoads Stevens, c’76, and his wife,

Mary, visited New Zealand earlier thisyear. He’s an ophthalmologist inHonolulu.

Deborah Vickers, c’76, is executiveproducer of the Tonight Show With JayLeno. She lives in Burbank, Calif.

Michael Wallace, d’76, l’80, practiceslaw in Fairway.

Nicholas Zecy, c’76, directs technolo-gy services for the Center forManagement Assistance in Kansas City.

David Zornes, g’76, manages reservoirresearch for Phillips Petroleum inBartlesville, Okla.

1977Larry Bonura, j’77, works as a techni-

cal writer for MultiGen-Paradigm inAddison, Texas. He lives in Richardson.

Robert Burk, c’77, wrote Much MoreThan A Game, a labor history of profes-sional baseball. He’s a professor of his-

tory at Muskingum College in NewConcord, Ohio.

Rhonda Davis, n’77, recently com-pleted a post-master’s nurse practitionerprogram at the University of Arizona inTucson.

John Hestand, c’77, g’79, has beenpromoted to associate professor of inter-national communication and culture atToita Women’s College in Tokyo, Japan.

Jess Plummer, c’77, owns a dentalpractice in El Dorado. He lives inTowanda.

Marcia Rasmussen, s’77, works as acounselor at Prairie Middle School inAurora, Colo.

David Wiker, e’77, manages civil struc-tural engineering at Bibbs & Associatesin Lenexa. He lives in Olathe.

BORN TO:Marvin, c’77, l’80, g’81, and Susan

Nordin Motley, j’83, son, MatthewRobert, April 30 in Leawood, where he

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joins a brother, Marcus, 5, and a sister,Hannah, 3. Marvin is assistant vice presi-dent of human resources for Sprint.

1978Michael Goldenberg, f’78, owns the

Gobe Group, an advertising firm inWaco, Texas, where he also ownsGoldie’s Goodies, a catering business.

Stephen McDowell, a’78, recentlybecame a fellow in the AmericanInstitute of Architects. He’s a partner inBNIM Architects in Kansas City.

Anne Burke Miller, c’78, l’81, is a part-ner in the Manhattan law firm of Seaton,Miller, Bell & Seaton.

Michael Seck, b’78, l’82, g’82, lives in Shawnee and is a parner in Fisher,Patterson, Sayler & Smith in Overland Park.

James Spence, EdD’78, is assistantsuperintendent of Hanford Junior HighSchool in Hanford, Calif.

Kris Sperry, m’78, Georgia chief med-ical examiner, lives in Stone Mountain.He led the recent forensic investigationat Tri-State Crematory outside Noble.

1979Barbara Cunningham Alcantar, c’79,

recently joined the state advisory com-mittee of Blue Cross and Blue Shield ofKansas. She lives in Topeka and alsomanages human resources at Jostens.

Thomas Carter, j’79, teaches art atJonas Clarke Middle School. He andPhyllis Brinkley Carter, c’79, live inMelrose, Mass., with their children,Madeline, 4, and Thomas, 1.

John Plummer, l’79, g’79, directsadministrative services at MercerUniversity’s law school in Macon, Ga.

1980Michael Fein, c’80, coordinates library

services at Central Virginia CommunityCollege in Lynchburg.

Maria Jianto, c’80, is a business ana-lyst for Sun Microsystems in Newark,Calif. She lives in San Jose.

Valerie Wood Rainman, c’80, servesas president of the Kansas SchoolNurses Organization. She lives in Garden City.

David Winkler, e’80, directs engi-neering and manufacturing technol-ogy at Bristol-Myers Squibb in Greensboro, N.C.

1981Herchel Crainer, s’81, serves as presi-

dent of the Kansas Association ofInsurance and Financial Advisors. Helives in Hutchinson.

Allan Gardner, c’81, is first vice presi-dent of investments at PrudentialFinancial in Chesterfield, Mo.

Amy Wasmuth Parent, c’81, lives inOverland Park, where she’s director ofapplications develoment at Sprint.

1982Edward Rose, g’82, owns Insight

Solutions in Louisville, Ky.Mark Schneider, b’82, is president of

Plan Professionals in Topeka. He lives inLawrence.

Jon Stutz, p’82, works as a pharmacistat Sonora Community Hospital inSonora, Calif.

MARRIEDPaul Baraban, p’82, and Liliane

Abranof, assoc., Feb. 24. They live inLeawood.

Timothy Hanson, ’82, and RachelFlood, j’87, May 25. They live in Frisco,Colo. He’s a freelance writer, and she’san accountant for Virgin Island SkiRental.

BORN TO:Richard Dechant, a’82 a’83, and

Melinda, daughter, Aubrey Sophia, Jan.30 in Leawood. She joins a brother,Richard Cody. Richard is a project archi-tect for SRG Architectural Services.

1983Steven Collins, f’83, is a graphic

designer at Ameristar Casinos in Kansas City.

Scott Dold, c’83, l’91, recently wasappointed commander of the KansasCivil Support Team. He lives inLawrence and serves in the Kansas AirNational Guard.

Melissa McIntyre Wolcott, j’83, and

Steven, c’86, g’91, live in Dayton, Ohio,with Christopher, 19, Zachary, 7,Mackenzie, 2, and Nicholas, 1.

1984Brad Carr, e’84, works for USAID in

El Salvador.

1985Karmel Crampton Carothers, c’85,

m’89, practices medicine at theIndependence Medical Group, and herhusband, Michael, j’85, is a producer forthe Royals TV Network and for FoxSports Midwest. They live in Leawood.

Karen Nichols McAbee, e’85, a’85,recently was promoted to manager ofsystems planning and project manage-ment at Sprint. She and her husband,Terry, live in Olathe with their sons,Michael, 9, and Christopher, 5.

Christopher Morrison, c’85, practices law with Dooley and Drake in Sarasota, Fla.

Devin Scillian, j’85, wrote a children’sbook, A is for America, which was pub-

Then Again

The streaking craze that struck

KU in the spring of 1974 offered

students an up-close and personal

look at their fellow Jayhawks.

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lished recently by Sleeping Bear Press.Devin anchors the news at WDIV-TV inDetroit, and he and Corey StanesicScillian, d’85, g’86, make their home inGrosse Pointe.

BORN TO:Tom, ’85, and Margaret McShane

Rowe, b’87, l’90, son, Nicholas Thomas,Jan. 11 in Leawood, where he joins abrother, Alex, 4.

1986Aaron Amey, c’86, is service manager

for Cintas in Orange, Calif.Richard Arnoldy, b’86, works as a

financial analyst for Smartworks inMiamisburg, Ohio.

Andrew Bettis, c’86, is a regionalmanager for Symon Communications.He lives in Overland Park.

Christine Davis, b’86, g’87, lives inHolland, Ohio, and is a partner in the

Toledo firm of Ernst & Young.Richard Ferraro, g’86, PhD’89, is an

associate professor of psychology at theUniversity of North Dakota in GrandForks.

Curtis Gilbert, c’86, lives inAlexandria, Va., with his wife, Robyn,and their son, Carter, 1.

Marilyn Jenkins, c’86, serves as a lieu-tenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force. Herhome is in Bellevue, Neb.

Engineer’s slam dunklives on in Nike Air plastics

Michael Jordan made Nike Airfamous; Paul Mitchell made itpossible. Mitchell, e’62, wasthe plastics engineer who

solved a riddle in development of thecushioning technology that launched abrand and led to Nike Air shoes beinginstantly coveted by superstar athletesand playground heroes.

In 1980, Mitchell helped his employer,Tetra Plastics of St. Louis, win a contractto supply Nike with materials for its newconcept in athletic-shoe cushioning. Tetrabecame the sole supplier of raw materialsfor Nike’s first Air systems, and in themid-1980s, Nike approached Mitchellwith its latest insight: Make the cushion-ing visible through a window in the soleof each Air shoe.

This required a new formula for theraw materials, but neither of two existingoptions worked properly. Scrambling “atthe 11th hour,” Mitchell told Nike hewould try combining the two formulasand hope for the best.

Mitchell’s buzzer-beater won for Nikethe ultimate marketing championship.

“Unknowingly, I created a totally newmaterial,” he says. “It had unique proper-ties of its own, which solved the problem.That material is still used today.”

Mitchell and Tetra fashioned similarupgrades for the new Air Max line in theearly 1990s, at which time Nike,acknowledging its perilous reliance on asingle vendor, purchased the St. Louiscompany. Nike insisted as part of thedeal that Mitchell, by then Tetra’s presi-dent and a minority owner, stay on.

Another huge challenge soon arose:the 1993 flood of the Missouri River,which swamped the plant under 7 feetof water. Relying on problem-solvingskills learned in KU ROTC and twoyears as an army officer, Mitchell ralliedhis troops with daring solutions. Theymodified a tractor-trailer rig (rented withan $18,000 damage check) to runthrough water as deep as the tractorbed, and deployed huge helicopters tohaul pieces of the manufacturing linethrough a hole in the factory roof.

A new plant across the river waschurning out Air plastics 27 days later.

“There were 450,000 people aroundthe world making Nike products whowere depending on us,” he says. “Itcould have been devastating, but Nikenever lost a single sale of a pair of shoesas a result of the flood.”

Again facing its dependence on a sin-gle plant for its Air-system plastic, Niketransfered Mitchell to headquarters inBeaverton, Ore., to supervise construc-tion of a second plastics plant. He even-tually became vice president for

B Y C H R I S L A Z Z A R I N OProfile

� At his November retirement party, Nike Airinnovator Paul Mitchell received a set of ironsmonths before they hit the market and cus-tom shoes made with the same gold materialused for track spikes worn by sprinter MichaelJohnson in the 1996 Olympics.

advanced research and development forglobal footwear, a post he held until hisNov. 2 semi-retirement. He now worksquarter-time from his Florida home asvice president for special projects.

“It was tremendously exciting to bepart of this movement inside Nike,” hesays, “from the original Air shoe to whatAir is today.”�

Ann Lasley McNary, c’86, is vice pres-ident of risk management at NCRIC inWashington, D.C.

Thomas Rodenberg, c’86, m’90, livesin Plant City, Fla. He’s chief of anesthesiaat Lakeland Regional Medical Center inLakeland.

Pamela Swedlund, c’86, movedrecently from Prairie Village to Wichita,where she’s a human-resource generalistwith Koch Industries.

Lennox, c’86, and Carla GlesmannTaulbee, e’86, live in Leawood with theirchildren, Lauren, 11; Austin, 8; Lindsey,4; and Chase, who’s nearly 1. Lennoxdirects corporate accounts for Johnson& Johnson Health Care Systems.

Evan Wooton, b’86, president ofPremier Pet Products, lives in Richmond, Va.

BORN TO:Andres Carvallo, e’86, and Angela,

son, Austin Theodore, March 14 inAustin, Texas, where he joins a sister,Alexandra, 8, and a brother, Andres, 5.Andres is chairman and CEO of HillcastTechnologies.

Robert, j’86, and Jamee RiggioHeelan, h’88, son, Anthony JosephLeClair, Jan. 14 in Mundelein, Ill., wherehe joins Dominic, 9, Grant, 7, andGianna, 6.

Douglas, c’86, and Katheryn SpaldingMcWard, c’89, daughter, Katheryn Rose,Jan. 17 in St. Louis. Douglas is seniormanager at Deloitte & Touche.

Jane Farha Mosley, d’86, n’88, andMark, son, John Mark, Dec. 17 inWichita, where he joins two brothers,Benjamin, 6, and Joseph, 4.

Russell Schweikhard, c’86, g’87, andTracy, daughter, Mackenzie Carol, Sept.10 in Waipahu, Hawaii.

1987Jeffrey Buchanan, c’87, j’87, is regional

manager for Sanborn. He lives in PrairieVillage, and he has a daughter, Corrie, 5.

Scott Flanagin, e’87, recently becamevice president of Jones Lang LaSalle. Helives in Woodland Hills, Calif.

William Rehm, b’87, directs categoryfootwear for Nike in Beaverton, Ore.

John Sennentz, c’87, does computerconsulting for the Alliance of ComputerProfessionals in Minneapolis, Minn.,where he and his wife, Christine, livewith their son, Zachary, 1.

MARRIEDKim Winkley, b’87, to Joel Nitz, Oct.

13. They live in Chicago, where Kim is

an association executive with Smith,Bucklin & Associates.

BORN TO:John Miller, b’87, l’90, and Loraine

Reesor, PhD’95, daughter, Sarah AliceMiller, Dec. 18 in Overland Park. John isassistant city attorney for Olathe, andLori is an assistant dean at UMKC.

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1988Gina Galan, c’88, directs international

sales for Thermo Electron in Franklin,Mass.

Michael Gillespie, l’88, practices lawwith Husch & Eppenberger in Wichita.

Daniel Lingel, c’88, directs debate atJesuit College Prep in Dallas.

Kenneth Seise, e’88, recently joinedthe engineering department at EssexCryogenics in St. Louis.

Sue Wilkie Snyder, g’88, has beenpromoted to associate professor anddirector of fine arts at Methodist Collegein Fayetteville, N.C.

BORN TO:Melissa Larson-Lewis, c’88, m’94, and

her husband, Jeffrey Lewis, son, JackRobert Walfred Lewis, March 4 inDenver. Melissa is a partner in ColoradoAnesthesia Consultants in Denver. Thefamily lives in Golden.

Todd Vogel, b’88, and Jennifer, son,Collin Joseph, Feb. 9 in Overland Park,where Todd manages sales for ChaseManhattan Mortgage.

1989John Acheson, d’89, g’93, teaches

school in Shawnee Mission. He andStephanie Williams Acheson, ’92, havea daughter, Addison, 1.

Kimberly Hurley Benson, j’89, waspublisher of the fourth reprinting ofNewton, Kansas: #1 Santa Fe Rail Hub,1871-1971, which was written by herfather. She lives in Newton and is associ-ate editor at Associated AdvertisingAgency in Wichita.

Catherine McKernan Hull, n’89,works as a pediatric flight nurse forMeducare in Charleston, S.C., where shelives with her husband, Deven, and theirdaughter, Mallory, 1.

Roger Larson, g’89, is a shareholderin BWBR Architects in St. Paul, Minn.

Patrick Ludwikoski, b’89, ownsMountain States Mortgage in St. Paul,Minn.

Susan Beck Richart, f’89, is a proba-tion officer for U.S. District Court inKansas City, where she and her hus-band, Scott, live with their children,

Jordan, 6; Donovan, 4; and Brenna, 1.Anita Roschitz Smith, j’89, coordi-

nates marketing and special events atKU’s St. Lawrence Catholic CampusCenter. She lives in Overland Park.

Maren Malecki Stewart, j’89, hasbeen promoted to vice president of pub-lic relations and government affairs atthe Children’s Hospital in Denver. Shelives in Evergreen.

Mark von Waaden, b’89, l’95, g’95, ischairman and CEO of Rolling DoughLtd. in Austin, Texas.

BORN TO:Wendy Lenz Andrew, c’89, and John

David, son, Ryan David, April 9 inOlathe, where he joins two sisters,Megan, 7, and Katie, 2.

John, c’89, m’94, and Tara TarwaterGatti, d’89, g’93, son, Ryan Juliano, Feb.1 in Overland Park, where he joins twinsisters, Caroline and Marissa, 5. John isan associate professor of urology at KUMedical Center.

Ellen Stohr Hall, j’89, and James,daughter, Claire Elizabeth, Feb. 15 inLawrence, where she joins a brother,Benjamin, 2.

Daniel, b’89, and Deborah CurtisRamberg, b’90, triplets, Emma, Robertand William, Dec. 9 in Topeka. Daniel isa CPA at Ramberg & Associates.

Lori Ingram Stussie, d’89, g’92, andLawrence, c’90, son, Noah Donald,March 4 in Lawrence, where he joins twobrothers, Andrew, 8, and Cameron, 3.Lori teaches school in Lawrence, andLarry coordinates member retention forthe Golf Course SuperintendentsAssociation.

1990Jennifer Tiller Burgoyne, c’90, prac-

tices ophthalmology at the WichitaClinic.

Amy Frerker Craig, d’90, and herhusband, Timothy, c’91, live in O’Fallon,Mo., with their children, Allison, 6,Adam, 4, and Audrey, 1.

David Folkers, m’90, practices surgeryin Smithville, Texas. He and his wife,Jennifer, live in Austin with their sons,Brian, 3, and Kyle, 1.

Tasheff draws on studentrole as VP and volunteer

Petra “Tedde” Tasheff’s résumétells the story of a powerfulwoman. The first female studentbody president in KU history,

Tasheff, c’78, has forged an impressivelegal career, working as an attorney forthe Kansas City law firm Morrison &Hecker from 1982 to 1993, then serving four years as a senior trial coun-sel for the Securities and ExchangeCommission in New York City. In 1997,she moved to Citicorp (now Citigroup),where she heads global consumer litiga-tion, advising Citigroup lawyers aroundthe world when consumers file lawsuitsagainst the company. In her spare time,she has worked to help free politicalrefugees detained in the United States.

But it’s hard to remember all thiswhen you meet Tasheff. When the eleva-tor opens at her corner office in mid-town Manhattan, no receptionist awaits:Only Tasheff, a slim, blonde woman in amodest blue suit, stands ready with ahandshake and an offer to fetch coffee orbottled water. Her title means little, sheinsists: “At a certain level, everyone hereis a vice president; we have hundreds ofvice presidents.” Explaining why shebegan assisting political refugees, shegives no misty-eyed speech about “want-

ing to give back,” but simply says shejoined a group from her church visitingthe Elizabeth Detention Center inElizabeth, N.J.

There Tasheff met LilianeNjindangam, a young woman fromCameroon. She helped free Njindangamfrom detention, and learned that a third-world refugee had plenty to teach a cor-porate executive about leadership.

“Liliane opened me up to a wholenew world,” says Tasheff, whose inspira-tional account of Njindangam’s role inrallying fellow detainees shows her deepempathy for the plight of politicalrefugees in America. “These people have no access to the outside world—nofamily, no friends, no right to an attor-ney. Although our country supposedlywelcomes political-asylum seekers, inmany ways they are treated worse thancriminals.”

Such passion for her work and hercauses, rather than for self-promotion, isthe key to Tasheff’s success, believesDavid Ambler, vice chancellor for stu-dent affairs. He says she fought passion-ately for issues she believed in at KU,including the allocation of student feesand the consolidation of the men’s andwomen’s dean offices. “Tedde showed alot of courage when she stepped for-ward on these issues, and I never heardher talk about a topic she wasn’t thor-oughly versed in.” This, he says, is how

Tasheff beat the odds to become studentbody president without Greek affiliation.“To achieve that post without the sup-port of a sorority, you had to be good.”

Tasheff says student leadershiptrained her well for the corporate world.“It helped me fight my apathy. Once youserve in a quasi-public post you under-stand the need for individuals to step inand organize—to take responsibility andtake the heat. After all, what’s the worstthat could happen—they write somethingnegative about me in the paper?”�

—Eckel is a Brooklyn free-lance writer.

� In 1976, Petra “Tedde” Tasheff becamethe University’s first female student bodypresident. Now she heads global consumerlitigation at Citigroup.

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Scott Gorsuch, e’90, manages projectsfor Bucher Willis & Ratliff. He lives inOverland Park.

Alan Morgan, j’90, works as vice pres-ident of government relations for theNational Rural Health Association. Heand his wife, Katherine, live in Stafford,Va., with their sons, Robert, 7, Chandler,6, and Preston, 1.

Meaghan McDermott Newton, c’90,directs admissions for Regina Dominican

High School in Wilmette, Ill. She andher husband, Robert, live in Chicagowith their son, Riley, 1.

Joel Riggs, b’90, l’93, practices lawwith Wallace, Saunders, Austin, Brown& Enochs in Wichita. He lives inAndover.

Charles Rotblut, j’90, directs financialcontent at INVESTools in Provo, Utah.

Matthew Williams, j’90, is director ofsales operations at Genesys

Conferencing. He lives in Elizabeth,Colo.

Timothy Woodard, e’90, works as asenior research engineer at Kraft FoodsNorth America in Glenview, Ill.

1991Stacey Empson, c’91, l’94, g’99, is

executive vice president of Healthlink.She lives in Kansas City.

William Fox, p’91, works as a staff

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pharmacist at Kmart in Manhattan. Heand Sandy Crawford Fox, assoc., live inClay Center with their sons, Garrett, 7,and Tanner, 5.

Audrey Curtis Hane, c’91, g’93,PhD’96, is an assistant professor atNewman University in Wichita, whereshe and her husband, Scott, m’96, livewith their sons, Jack, 4, and Benjamin, 1.

Herb Johnston, c’91, works in theOffice for Harmonization in the InternalMarket. He lives in Alicante, Spain.

Charles Macheers, j’91, practices lawwith Sprint and is a director of theNational Health Foundation. He lives inShawnee.

Jeffrey Shewey, c’91, is an associate atBooz Allen Hamilton in McLean, Va.

Janie Hartwig Smith, j’91, makes herhome in Shawnee with her husband,Jeff, f’94. He’s a senior designer andquality manager with Kendal KingGraphics in Kansas City.

BORN TO:Kristie Strong Basalyga, c’91, and

Mike, daughter, Jordan Taylor, Nov. 27in Schwenksville, Pa.

Jamie Elmore, b’91, and his wife,Kelly Crone, assoc., daughter, TaylorChristine, Jan. 29 in North Richland Hill,Texas. Jamie manages regional service forBank of America.

Rodney, c’91, and Carolyn TaylorFoster, c’96, daughter, Molly, March 22in Overland Park, where she joinsBranden, 6, and Madison, 3. Rodney is adistrict manager for McBee.

Scott Mastenbrook, c’91, andDeborah, son, Trevor Adam, Sept. 6 inOlathe, where he joins a brother,Mitchell, 6. Scott is senior business salesmanager for Cingular Wireless.

Tracie Reinwald Miller, d’91, andQuinn, son, Benjamin Adrian, Dec. 13 inLawrence, where he joins a brother,Alexander, 2.

Leigh Ellis Powers, n’91, and James,son, Bevin Quinn, Jan. 30 in Parkville,Mo.

Heather Best Salerno, c’91, and John,daughter, Claire Marie, Jan. 4 inStamford, Conn. Heather coordinatestraining for FactSet Research Systems inGreenwich.

Susan Hills Vaughn, d’91, g’98, andRichard, daughter, Mary Abigail “Abby,”Jan. 31 in Edwardsville, where she joins abrother, Aaron, 2.

1992John Barnes, g’92, teaches at

Tonganoxie High School. He lives inLeavenworth.

Ron Dock, b’92, is vice president ofWachovia Securities in Charlotte, N.C.

William, c’92, and Susan KindredEarly, c’92, l’97, live in Overland Parkwith their sons, Joseph, 3, and Mark, 1.William is vice president of FirstCommercial Real Estate.

Joe Kuckelman, c’92, is a softwareengineer for Bridge Information Systemsin Overland Park. He and DeborahTauscher Kuckelman, g’00, live inLenexa with their son, Alex, who’s nearly 1.

Kevin Long, n’92, serves as a lieu-tenant commander in the U.S. Navy inIrving, Texas.

Jeffrey Messerly, e’91, serves as a lieu-tenant in the U.S. Navy. His home is inCoronado, Calif.

Stacy Sabraw, j’92, lives in New YorkCity, where she’s a free-lance copy editor.

Jennifer Snyder, g’92, PhD’98, coordi-nates marketing for the InternationalAssociation of Exhibition Management.She lives in Durham, N.C.

Joseph Stark, c’92, is president ofInitech in Marina Del Rey, Calif.

Jane Young Stoneback, PhD’92, chairsthe accounting department at CentralConnecticut State University in NewBritain.

MARRIEDKimberly Clements, c’92, to John

Mitchell, Nov. 23. They live in Mission,and Kimberly is office manager forPretech.

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Rodney Eisenhauer, e’92, l’96, to JodiLyn Mason, Feb. 2 in Overland Park. Heis a partner in the Kansas City law firmof Seigfreid, Bingham, Levy, Selzen &Gee, and she has a private psychologypractice in Prairie Village. They live inLeawood.

BORN TO:Kimberly Cochran Boyette, j’92, and

Richard, son, Luke Cochran, March 8 inBallwin, Mo.

Theodore Contag, c’92, and Karen,son, Henry Maxwell, Nov. 11 in Edina,Minn. Theodore is an agency specialistfor the Aid Association for Lutherans inHopkins.

Julie Howard Crain, g’92, and Vance,n’95, h’01, daughter, Anna Blaire, March10 in Prairie Village. Vance is an anesthe-sia instructor at Truman Medical Centerin Kansas City.

Heather Gage Jackson, j’92, andJustin, twin sons, Evan Gage and NolanElliott, Jan. 31 in Summerville, S.C.

Kenneth, c’92, l’96, and Susan BeaverMcRae, d’99, daughter, Rachel Erin,April 4 in Lawrence. Ken practices lawwith Petefish, Immel, Heeb & McRae,and Susan is a customer service repre-sentative at Central National Bank.

Melanie Mans Potts, c’92, andMichael, son, Major Nathaniel, April 19in Dallas, where Melanie is assistant

principal at Stonewall JacksonElementary.

Jon, c’92, c’97, and Sarah BlacketerRossillon, d’95, g’00, daughter, JuliaMarie, Feb. 1 in Lawrence, where shejoins a brother, James, 2. Jon manageshazardous materials for KU’s depart-ment of environment, health and safety,and Sarah teaches at Sylvan LearningCenter.

1993Kim Dehoff Bogart, f’93, teaches art

at Corinth Elementary School, and herhusband, Justin, d’94, teaches Englishand coaches basketball at Mill ValleyHigh School. They live in Shawnee withtheir daughters, Margaret, 3, and Anne,who’ll be 1 in August.

Mary Hall, c’93, owns Jamaica Tan inLawrence.

Marcus Maloney, c’93, is a writer inCarmichael, Calif., and his wife,Aondrea Leigh Bartoo, c’96, is a biolo-gist with the U.S. Fish and WildlifeService.

Scott Zeligson, b’93, is a CPA withSartain Fischbein & Co. in Tulsa, Okla.

BORN TO:Cindy Cagle Fager, p’93, and Billy,

son, Robert Ralph Anthony, Jan. 24 inErie, where he joins three sisters, Lauren,5; Sereta, 4; and Catrina, 2. Cindy is a

relief pharmacist at Richey’s Rexall Drug.Bryan, b’93, and Laura Penny

Hedges, c’94, l’97, daughter, FaithLauryn, Feb. 21 in Lawrence. Bryan ispresident of Hedges Realty Executives,where Laura is vice president.

Heather Gray Hoy, c’93, g’00, andMatthew, b’94, g’97, l’97, son, KeatonBarringer, Jan. 30 in Lawrence, where hejoins a brother, Jackson, who’s nearly 2.Heather is program manager at KU’scontinuing education department, andMatthew practices law with Stevens &Brand.

Kurt, c’93, and Natalie West Rhoden,d’95, daughter, Paige Elise, March 23 inPlatte City, Mo. Kurt owns RhodenProperties, and Natalie is an advertisingrepresentative for Primedia.

Lauren Wagner Weiser, c’93, andJosh, son, Zachary, May 3 in WestBloomfield, Mich. Lauren is an assistantstore manager for Lord and Taylor.

Then Again

Between 1911 and 1927, taking a dip

in Potter Lake was a popular pastime

during the humid summer months.The

Acacia fraternity dog joined the fun in this

1914 photograph, though even doggie

paddling in the reservoir was forbidden

after a University decree banned swimming

in the lake.

Willard, Mo., where she joins a sister,Brooklyn. Bryan is an architect with JackBall & Associates in Springfield.

Aaron Kropf, p’94, and Lori, son,Evan Michael, July 9 in Sedalia, Mo.,where he joins two brothers, Kyle, 3, andDerek, 2. Aaron manages the pharmacyat Osco Drug.

1995Brent Bowen, j’95, works for Sprint in

Liberty, Mo., where he and his wife,Michelle, live with their daughter,Kendall, 1.

James Schulhof, c’94, owns SchulhofProperty Management in Milwaukee,where he and his wife, Fran, live withtheir daughter, Sarah.

BORN TO:Bryan Bolin, a’94, and Tammy, daugh-

ter, Tassilyn Makenna, Oct. 29 in

1994Julie Stephanchick Chaney, b’94,

studies for an MBA and works as anonline training specialist at theUniversity of Phoenix. She lives inGilbert.

Daniel Drake, b’94, g’98, is a princi-pal at Liberty Asset Management inWichita.

Timothy McMullen, c’94, ownsMcMullen Chiropractic Center in

Dam trades teaching lawfor fighting terrorism

Thoughts of retirement merelyamuse Kenneth Dam, who turns70 in August. “My goal is to retiregracefully,” he says slyly, “at the

end of the day.” Dam, b’54, boasts a professional his-

tory replete with posts that individuallywould serve as climax to most careers:law professor and former provost at theUniversity of Chicago, deputy secretary ofstate for President Reagan, vice presidentof IBM, president and CEO of the UnitedWay.

Yet he still has work to do. For starters,he wants to win the war on terrorism andsimplify the tax code.

As deputy treasury secretary underPresident Bush, Dam thrives in his cur-rent role, which is his third stint in a U.S.presidential administration.

He worked for President Nixon in1971 as assistant director of the Office ofManagement and Budget, where his col-leagues included Paul O’Neill, now hisboss and treasury secretary, and GeorgeShultz, his boss and secretary of stateunder Reagan. In the mid-’70s, hereturned to teaching law at Chicago,where he had joined the faculty in 1960after earning his law degree in 1957.

Throughout his career, Dam has heed-ed his dual callings. “In a university you

drive your own agenda,” says Dam,whose teaching and research focus oninternational economics, intellectualproperty and patent law. “It’s harder toset your own course in government. Thedaily issues, the morning newspaperand world events drive your schedule.”

That was never more true than onSept. 11. Since the attacks, Dam has ledan interagency team to freeze terrorists’finances. As of February, 147 countrieshad blocked $104 million, but the taskhas grown difficult because terroristshave moved money into untraceableassets such as gold and diamonds. “Theterrorists realize that putting money intobank accounts, particularly in theUnited States and western Europe, isnot a very good way to make sure it’savailable when you want it,” Dam toldThe Washington Post in June.

Nevertheless, he still works to con-vince nations to join the financial war.

Diplomacy and mediation are Dam’sstrong suits, says former University ofChicago dean of law Douglas Baird.“Ken is the ultimate wise counselor,”Baird says. “He’s thoughtful, decisiveand engaging.”

Dam’s skill at smoothing thornyissues landed him a surprise assignmentin 1992, when a late-night phone callsummoned him from his job as vicepresident for law and external relationsat IBM. The next morning he was ready

to help the United Way recover from afinancial scandal. “I’ve been in a lot ofnumber two positions, but this was onewhere ... I was going to save it or not.”

And save it he did, through restructur-ing and a policy of openness with thepress and United Way agencies. In threemonths, he visited agencies in 34 cities;three months later, his task finished, hereturned to academe.

Looking back, Dam says the timing ofthe United Way call was ideal. He cravedthe challenge and, at age 60, he hadreached IBM’s retirement age. A life ofleisure was not in his plan, however.

Kenneth Dam had much more toaccomplish.�

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� Dam received the Distinguished ServiceCitation, KU’s highest honor, in 1985, fol-lowing his service as deputy secretary ofstate. Now he is deputy treasury secretary.

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Westwood. He lives in Shawnee Mission.Laura Pickard Carter, f’95, is a

graphic designer for the BaltimoreOrioles. She lives in Baltimore.

Kerilyn Ramsay Griffin, ’95, and herhusband, Bennett, c’93, live inLawrence with their children, Alycia, 9;Devon, 12; and Cora, who’s nearly 1.

Scott Murdock, b’95, manages opera-tional accounts for Midland LoanServices in Kansas City.

Jenny Wohletz Pelner, e’95, works asa senior software engineer with Intel inChandler, Ariz.

Charles Stillian, c’95, teaches socialstudies at Richard Warren Middle Schoolin Leavenworth.

BORN TO:Laura Nelson Carpenter, e’95, and

William, daughter, Makenna Lauren,March 21 in Gilbert, Ariz.

Tamara Johnson Jespersen, d’95, andRobert, ’98, son, Joseph Robert, Feb. 2in Lenexa, where he joins a brother,Gabriel, 1. Robert is a nurse anesthestistat Westport Anesthesia Services inKansas City.

Bryan, a’95, and Michele SmithRusch, ’97, daughter, Megan Renee,March 17 in Roeland Park. Bryan is aproject architect for the Hollis & MillerGroup in Overland Park, and Michele isa nurse at Children’s Mercy HospitalSouth.

1996Reuben Anderson, c’96, is a biological

science lab technician at the BeltsvilleAgricultural Research Center. He lives inLaurel, Md.

John Keller, c’96, is a hydrogeologistfor Arcadis Geraghty & Miller inMilwaukee. He lives in New Berlin.

Gabriela Gonzalez Sagel, b’96, isregional marketing finance manager forBritish American Tobacco CentralAmerica. She lives in Miami.

Blake Vande Garde, c’96, l’01, prac-tices law with Fisher, Patterson, Sayler &Smith in Topeka. He lives in Merriam.

Roxanne Perucca, g’96, serves as pres-ident of the Infusion Nurses Society. Shelives in Overland Park.

Thomas Westerman, g’96, managesprojects for HNTB Architects EngineersPlanners in Kansas City.

BORN TO:Kristen Carlson Widen, h’96, and

Monte, daughter, Rosemary Claire, Jan.25 in Eudora. Kristen is a medical tech-nologist at Great Plains Laboratory inLenexa.

Elizabeth Scanlon Yohon, c’96, andCurtis, b’97, daughter, Emily Jordan,Feb. 21 in Olathe, where she joins twobrothers, Connor, 4, and Trevor, 2.Curtis is a financial planner with C.A.Yohon & Associates.

1997Amy Garcia, c’97, recently joined

Exploration Place in Wichita, where

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she’s passport program coordinator.Kristen Riccardi, c’97, g’98, works as

a feature producer for the New EnglandSports Network in Boston. She won aregional Emmy award last year for herearlier complilation of feature storieswith WDAF-TV in Kansas City.

Scott Ritter, ’97, owns Mr. GoodcentsSubs & Pastas in Lincoln, Neb.

Suzanne Jager Roth, j’97, ownsAlpenglow Creative in Colorado Springs.

BORN TO:Joel, d’97, and Christiane Watkins

Branstrom, d’97, g’02, daughter, JaidenHannah, April 16 in Lawrence.

John, ’97, and Tiffany Buffum Pratt,d’97, daughter, Katherine Makenna,Sept. 13 in Lacey, Wash.

1998Amy Beecher Mirecki, c’98, is assis-

tant to the dean for advancement inKU’s College of Liberal Arts andSciences.

Ann Scarlett, l’98, practices law withStinson, Morrison, Hecker in KansasCity.

Mark Sims, h’98, is a data architect atSprint in Overland Park. He lives inLee’s Summit, Mo.

MARRIEDTheron Chaulk, n’98, and Melanie

Studebaker, n’99, Dec. 12 in Fiji. Heworks for the Johnson County Sheriff’sDepartment and she’s a nurse at OlatheMedical Center.

1999John Katzer, b’99, g’00, is a staff audi-

tor for Deloitte & Touche in Kansas City.Erica VanRoss, c’99, works in KU’s

Office of Admissions and Scholarships.She commutes to Lawrence from Kansas City.

Rachel Wiese, c’99, and her husband,Randy Dorwart, will celebrate their firstanniversary Aug. 11. They live inPrinceton, N.J., where Rachel’s a copyeditor for Bloomberg.

BORN TO:Kayla Knaup, c’99, son, Gabe

Anthony, Feb. 11 in Frontenac. Kaylastudies nursing at Pittsburg StateUniversity.

2000Anna Basso, c’00, manages the sales

office of Yano’s Nursery in Omaha, Neb.Thomas Ference, PhD’00, is a psy-

chologist with Northcoast BehavioralHealthcare in Cleveland.

Janet Gordon, g’00, works as a seniorfinancial analyst for Everest Connectionsin Kansas City.

Michael Morgan, h’00, is a paramedicin Prairie Village, where he and his wife,Sherri, live with their daughter,Michaela, who’s nearly 1.

Monica Gorbandt Smith, g’00, servesas a U.S. Army physician stationed inEnterprise, Ala.

Joe Streich, g’00, is a physical thera-pist at Regeneration Physical Therapy inOklahoma City.

Mary Leitel Taylor, j’00, and Colin,g’02, live in Carlsbad, Calif. They cele-brated their first anniversary in March.

Charles Wedge, c’00, works as a pro-motions specialist for National Tour inRancho Santa Marga, Calif.

Brad Westerbeck, d’00, is an athletictrainer for Advance Rehabilitation inRome, Ga.

MARRIEDSarah Drees, b’00, to Chad Liebl,

Nov. 24. They live in Hutchinson, where she’s a staff accountant for Pierce, Faris & Co.

Jennifer Knopp, j’00, to Dan Leeper,Sept. 22. She coordinates marketing forKansas City Water Services, and heworks for Burns and McDonnell. Theylive in Kansas City.

BORN TO:Frederick Patton, l’00, and Kimberly,

son, Andrew Michael, April 11 inTopeka, where he joins a brother,Zachary, 2.

2001Kenneth Morris, c’01, manages cus-

tomer service for Office Depot inTopeka.

Greta Schmidt, j’01, coordinatesaccounts for CMF&Z in Des Moines,Iowa.

MARRIEDBenjamin Schmidt, c’01, to Jessica

Schmidt, Feb. 16 in Moundridge. Heworks for KONE in Knoxville, Tenn.,where they live.

BORN TO:Matthew Gardner, j’01, and Aimee,

son, Cole Ryne, Feb. 17 in Ponte VedraBeach, Fla., where he joins a brother,Alec, who’s nearly 3. Matthew is assistanteditor and rankings coordinator for ATPTour Inc.

2002Kylie Colgan, j’02, manages client serv-

ices for a law office in Overland Park.Travis McAtee, l’02, works as an

accountant for Arthur Andersen inKansas City.

School Codes Letters that follownames in Kansas Alumni indicate the schoolfrom which alumni earned degrees. Numbersshow their class years.

a School of Architecture and UrbanDesign

b School of Businessc College of Liberal Arts and

Sciencesd School of Educatione School of Engineeringf School of Fine Artsg Master’s Degreeh School of Allied Healthj School of Journalisml School of Lawm School of Medicinen School of Nursingp School of Pharmacys School of Social WelfareDE Doctor of EngineeringDMA Doctor of Musical ArtsEdD Doctor of EducationPhD Doctor of Philosophy(no letter) Former studentassoc. Associate member of the

Alumni Association

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1920sAllan Harmon, ’25, 101, April 15 in

Oklahoma City, where he had foundedHarmon Construction Company. He issurvived by a daughter, seven grandchil-dren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Mary Liz Kennedy Montgomery,c’29, 93, March 10 in Junction City,where she had written a column for theDaily Union for more than 30 years. Amemorial has been established with theKU Endowment Association. She is sur-vived by a son, John, assoc.; and threegrandchildren.

William Staplin, l’23, May 2 inSummit, N.J., where he was retired presi-dent of Reid and Priest. Two daughtersand three grandchildren survive.

1930sClarice Sloan Belden, f ’35, f ’40, 88,

April 4 in Topeka, where she taughtpiano and gave voice lessons. She is sur-vived by a son, David, a’85; a daughter,Barbara Belden Field, c’70; two brothers,Eldon Sloan, c’31, and Gordon Sloan,c’33; and three grandchildren.

Donal Bell, c’34, 89, March 13 inKansas City, where he had worked forLederle Laboratory and for AmericanCyanamid. He is survived by his wife,Ruth Vette Bell, d’36, and a daughter.

Rose Riblet Beller, c’38, 85, March 23in Topeka. She is survived by her hus-band, Willis, c’37, m’41; two sons, one ofwhom is Thomas, c’69, m’74; a daughter;and four grandchildren.

Bertram Caruthers, c’33, g’35, April27 in Kansas City, where he was aschool administrator for many years. Heis survived by his wife, Evelyn OrmeCaruthers, c’35; a daughter, Patricia,c’61; a son, Bertram Jr., c’67; and a sister.

Kathryn Moore Coen, c’31, 92, March11 in Kansas City. She is survived by twosons, Thomas, c’60, and Richard, c’56;three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Virginia Shive Gorham, d’33, Feb. 12in Carmichael, Calif. She taught schooland did volunteer work in Denver.Surviving are a son; a daughter, JudyGorham Shearer, d’63; three grandchil-dren; and a great-grandson.

C. Kermit Phelps, c’34, g’49, PhD’53,93, May 14 in Kansas City. He had beenchief of psychological services and asso-ciate chief of staff for education atVeterans Administration and was a recip-ient of KU’s Distinguished ServiceCitation. Surviving are his wife, LucilleMallory Phelps, assoc.; two daughters;and three grandchildren.

Charles Rickart, c’37, g’38, 88, April17 in New Haven, Conn. He was formerchair of mathematics at Yale University.Surviving are his wife, Ann; three sons,one of whom is Eric, c’74, g’76; a sister;four grandchildren; and a great-grand-son.

Maxine Laughlin Swinehart, d’38, 85,March 8 in Hilton Head, S.C. She is sur-vived by her husband, Keith, c’38; a son,Keith, b’64; a daughter, Dinah, c’72; andtwo granddaughters.

George Varnes, p’39, 92, April 3 inIndianapolis, where he was retired groupvice president of domestic subsidiaries atEli Lilly & Co. He had received KU’sDistinguished Service Citation. A memo-rial has been established with the KUEndowment Association. Surviving arehis wife, Martha Ann Moberly Varnes,assoc.; two daughters; a stepdaughter;two stepsons; seven grandchildren; sixstepgrandchildren; and 11 great-grand-children.

1940sAgnes Ruskin Barnhill, f ’41, 89, April

12 in Lawrence, where she was assistantregistrar at KU for many years. A memo-rial has been established with the KUEndowment Association. Surviving are adaughter, Barbara Ann Barnhill Brien,d’67; a son, Robert, c’61; a brother,

Robert Ruskin; four grandchildren; andtwo great-grandchildren.

Donald Blair, b’43, 80, March 6 inLawrence. He was retired funeral direc-tor at Blair Mortuary in Emporia.Survivors include his wife, Alice; adaughter, Karen, c’76, g’82; a son, Jeffrey, d’74; and two grandchildren.

Fred Darville, c’49, 78, Feb. 13 inNorth Little Rock, Ark., where he wasretired from PPG Industries. He is sur-vived by his wife, Emma MastersonDarville, ’51; two sons; a sister; and fourgrandchildren.

Shirley McGinnis Havener, ’47,77, March 27 in Kansas City. Her hus-band, Darrell, c’49, l’50, died March 7.She is survived by a daughter, CathyHavener Greer, l’76; a son; a sister, JuneMcGinnis Stearns, ’35; and three grandchildren.

C.B.“Buzz” Francisco, c’49, m’54,74, May 8 in Shawnee Mission. He was a neurologist at Children’s MercyHospital and is survived by a sister, Jean Francisco Cook, c’48, g’54; and abrother, David, c’41, m’44.

Martha Thompson Healy, ’44, 79,March 13 in Wichita, where she founded Gallery XII. She is survived by two sons, Edward, l’79, g’79, andJustin, c’72, g’74; a daughter; two broth-ers, Dwight Thompson, ’50, and WillardThompson, b’51, l’58; a sister, JaneThompson Spines, ’40; and eight grandchildren.

Morris Hopkins, c’49, m’53, 78,March 8 in Scott City, where he prac-ticed medicine. He is survived by hiswife, Marvel Scott Hopkins, assoc.; a son;a sister; and a grandson.

Mary Sullivan Larson, f ’43, 80, April 4in Hays, where she was a retired teacher.She is survived by her husband, Burt,e’43; two daughters, Jane Larson Lee,j’66, and Nancy Larson Allen, j’71; a sis-ter, Jane Sullivan Hursh, c’52, d’56, g’79;and two granddaughters.

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Marjorie Cooper Laybourn, f ’46, Feb.19 in Tucson, Ariz. She is survived byher husband, Ross, assoc.; two daugh-ters; one of whom is Lauren LaybournDrenner, c’78; and a son.

Walter Loudon, c’43, March 26 inLeawood. He taught dentistry at UMKCand is survived by three daughters,Linda Loudon Longino, d’78, g’94,Karen, d’80, h’85, g’87, and Janice, h’82,g’84; a son, Charles, a’86, g’99; and fourgrandchildren.

Lawrence Smith III, b’42, 82, April 6in Kansas City, where he chaired SmithGrieves Printing/Western EnvelopeManufacturing. A memorial has beenestablished with the KU EndowmentAssociation. He is survived by his wife,Nancy; three sons, one of whom isGregory, c’73; two sisters; and sevengrandchildren.

Samuel Zweifel, c’46, m’49, Feb. 28 in Phoenix. He was a medical officer for the U.S. Department of State and issurvived by his wife, Jeanne HarrisZweifel, c’45; two sons, Samuel, c’74,g’79, and Scott, b’81; two daughters,Sabra Zweifel Wagoner, b’76, and SarahZweifel Sillman, d’87; two sisters; andfive grandchildren.

1950sJoan Elliott Franklin, n’56, 69, March

6 in Orange, Calif., where she worked atthe Orange County Health Department.Surviving are her husband, Donald,d’55; four sons; a daughter; a step-brother; and seven grandsons.

Frank Holefelder, c’52, 75, March 30in Wellington, where he was an insur-ance agent. He is survived by his wife,Mary Haines Holefelder, ’55; a son,Mark, j’77; four daughters, CristenHolefelder McKain, j’92, SharonHolefelder Short, d’77, Mary HolefelderFord, d’81, and Lisa HolefelderMcNearney, d’84; a brother; a sister; and12 grandchildren.

Richard Maag, f ’56, 67, Feb. 26 inGreenville, S.C., where he was a profes-sor of music at Furman University. He issurvived by his wife, two sons, two step-daughters, two stepsons and 10 grand-children.

1960sSusan Duggins Channell, d’69, g’71,

54, April 25 in Klamath Falls, Ore. Shewas a special education teacher and issurvived by her husband, Wes, b’69,g’72, PhD’74; a daughter; a brother; andthree sisters, one of whom is PatriciaDuggins Patterson, c’71.

Jack Deeter, ’64, 64, March 21 inDenver, where he co-owned Nautilus. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; ason, Scott, c’86; two daughters, Sonya,d’82, and Danna Deeter Haverty, d’84;three sisters; and six grandchildren.

Loren Hedrich, PhD’69, 72, Feb. 17 inKingwood, Texas, where he was retiredfrom Chevron Chemical. He is survivedby his wife, Helen, assoc.; two daughters,one of whom is Kathy Hedrich Minor,d’80; and a son.

Robin Huggins, d’67, 44, Feb. 2 inSpringfield, Va. He was a professor ofspeech and dramatic arts at PrinceGeorge’s College in Largo, Md., andworked for the National Endowment forthe Arts. His mother, Peggy SmithHuggins, c’42, survives.

John “Jack” Kearney, c’67, 56, April 15 in Plano, Texas, where heworked for Electronic Data Systems. He is survived by his wife, Mary Dutton Kearney, ’66; two sons; threebrothers, William, c’70, Robert, j’70, and Thomas, d’74; three sisters, one ofwhom is Janet, d’77; and four grand-children.

Ronald Popham, c’64, 59, Dec. 5 inCape Girardeau, where he chaired thechemistry department at SoutheastMissouri State University. He is survivedby his wife, Margaret Ives Popham, d’64;two sons, one of whom is Doug, p’93;his parents; three sisters; and a brother.

Richard Schwartz, j’67, 57, March 22 in Daphne, Ala., where he was in the furniture business. He is survived by his wife, Jamie; five sons, two ofwhom are James, c’97, and Joel, c’97;two daughters, one of whom is Leigh,c’02; three brothers, Larry, b’59, David,j’71, and William, g’99; two sisters,Jan Schwartz Peakes, c’69, l’87, and Jean Schwartz Barlow, c’74; and a granddaughter.

1970sKurt Kessinger, ’75, 62, March 2 in

Osage City, where he published theOsage County Chronicle. He is survivedby his wife, Kathleen; a son; his mother;a brother, Jan, j’73; and three sisters, twoof whom are Kristin Kessinger Benjamin,d’70, and Lisa Kessinger Divel, d’78.

1990sJamie Maugans, ’99, 27, April 15 near

Kandahar, Afghanistan. He was a U.S.Army ordnance disposal specialist sta-tioned in San Diego. Surviving are hismother and stepfather; his father, Bryce,e’84, and stepmother, Mary AuninsMaugans, p’81; a brother; and four sisters.

The University CommunityDonald Baer, 70, April 29 in

Lawrence, where he was the Roy A.Roberts distinguished professor ofhuman development and family life. He is survived by his wife, ElsiePinkston, c’69, g’71, PhD’74; and threedaughters, Ruth, c’80, Miriam, c’81, and Deborah, j’84.

Doris Geitgey, 81, May 12 inLeawood. She was dean of nursing from1975 until 1988. Several nieces andnephews survive.

Alex Lazzarino, assoc., 67, April 22 inLawrence, where he was director of inde-pendent study in continuing educationfrom 1967 to 1974. He is survived by hiswife, Diane Larson Lazzarino, g’69; ason, Chris, j’86; a daughter, Evie, j’80; abrother; and a sister.

Ellen Schaeffler Roose, f ’50, 84, May4 in Kansas City, where she had beendirector of occupational therapy at theKU Medical Center. A memorial hasbeen established with the KUEndowment Association. Her sister,Freda Schaeffler Sass, c’36, survives.

Richard Sheridan, g’47, 84, April 30in Lawrence, where he taught economicsfrom 1952 until 1988. He is survived byhis wife, Audrey Porter Sheridan, d’54,g’74; a son, Richard, c’85, g’88; and adaughter, Margaret, c’91, e’96.

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fter 26 years as a KU professor,James Taylor knows exactlywhat he wants from retirement.

Lights. Camera. And, mostof all, action.

Taylor, who retired from the Schoolof Social Welfare in May, is using thevideo production skills he honed atKU to make a series of travel videosfor broadcast on PBS. Called “UndiscoveredEurope,” the peripatetic professor’s series aims tohelp viewers experience Europe as Europeans do.

“I have a huge quarrel with the assumptionthat life slows down as you grow older,” says the71-year-old Taylor, who handles all productionduties himself, serving as scriptwriter, camera-man, editor, narrator and distributor. “I think

that’s not really the case. Theold assumption that youdon’t start new things ortake risks is being ques-tioned more and more.”

For his first show, “CanalBoat through Burgundy,”which aired on Topeka’sKTWU in November, Taylorrented a boat with his wifeand another couple and trav-eled down the Nivernaiscanal in France’s Burgundyregion. Future episodes willexplore London during theoff-season, the undertraveledNorthumbria region ofnorthern England and south-ern Scotland, and farmhouseliving in the south of France.

“Each show has a coupleof themes,” Taylor says.“First, here’s an experienceI’d cheerfully recommend togood friends, but don’t seemany Americans having.Second, I focus on the expe-rience of traveling itself, therichness and depth of it.”

KTWU will broadcast thehalf-hour shows, then makethem available for use byPBS stations nationwide.Taylor is also selling anhourlong tape that includesan additional 30-minuteQ&A designed to help travel-ers plan a similar trip.

Taylor “got the bug a littlebit” while doing documentaryfilm work during the 1960s.

He built on that experience by producing instruc-tional videos for KU’s School of Social Welfare.There he learned scriptwriting, filming and edit-ing from graduate students before deciding to goit alone.

Being a “one-man band” allows Taylor to pro-duce a thoughtful, companionable travelogue

� “If you are interested in human beings, there aremany approaches to think-

ing about what they doand how they do it,” saysJames Taylor.The former

professor of social welfareis producing a series oftravel videos exploring

European culture.

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English professor from 1966 to 1996and author of a biography of HenryJames Sr.—takes his title from a latepoem, which he calls a “definitive workof retrospection.”

For this thoroughly documented 764-page book, Habegger sifts through

OREAD READER

Rich in Little WealthsExhaustively researched biography

revisits the Belle of Amherst

The smallest and most commonresidents of 19th-centuryAmherst—sparrows, daisies andbees—make the greatest number

of appearances in the poems of EmilyDickinson. But when pressed into hersprung rhythms, familiar creatures andplants convey startling visions of death,immortality and passion.

In a similar way, Alfred Habegger con-structs a remarkably sanguine vision ofthe poet from the dry factual bones wehave of her life in My Wars Are Laid Awayin Books: The Life of Emily Dickinson.Habegger—a University of Kansas

that focuses on the pleasures of traveland the unique textures of European life.

“It’s a luxury, because if I had to coor-dinate and pay for a full camera crew, I’dabsolutely have to have everythingplanned before I went,” he says. Instead,he lets the experience guide him, revers-ing standard procedure by writing ascript to fit the footage. The result is apleasantly charming tour steeped inlocal customs and history.

“It’s a very nice way to travel,” Taylorsays. “Instead of, ‘If it’s Paris, it must beTuesday,’ this allows you to get intothings a little more and cover aspects oftravel that most tourists never see.”

To order “Canal Boat throughBurgundy,” contact Sea RoadsProductions at 800-510-5017 orwww.searoads.com.�

—Steven Hill

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Aresearch study led by Frederick Wolfe,professor of internal medicine at the

School of Medicine-Wichita, has providedthe first evidence that methotrexate canhelp people with rheumatoid arthritis livelonger.

Rheumatoid arthritis affects about 1 per-cent of adults, causing immune systems to

� My Wars Are Laid Away in Books:The Life of EmilyDickinsonBy Alfred HabeggerRandom House,$35

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“Our evidence shows this medicine has animportant effect: It increases survival.”

The study also showed that the drug ismore effective if given early, rather thanwaiting until a patient’s condition deterio-rates. Some physicians are reluctant to pre-scribe methotrexate because of the poten-tial for severe side effects.

Wolfe based his research on 1,240patient records gathered between 1981 and1999 at the Arthritis Research CenterFoundation in Wichita. He now maintains adatabase of more than 10,000 patientsacross the nation.

“What we did here was what I think alldoctors should be doing,” Wolfe says.“Wecollected data from the actual care we giveto patients. Instead of throwing away thatinformation, we have something come outof it. If we did that more often, we’d knowmore about a wide range of illnesses.”�

—Steven Hill

attack the joints and resulting in severeinflammation and crippling pain.

Originally a cancer drug, methotrexatehas been used to treat rheumatoid arthritisfor the past 15 years because it helps con-trol the underlying inflammation, affordingpatients some relief from pain and swelling.But the longevity of the disease, which

usually sets in during middle age andlessens life expectancy by 10 yearson average, has made the effective-ness of the therapies used to treat ithard to judge.

Wolfe’s study, published in TheLancet medical journal in April, is thefirst to show that the drug may helppatients live longer.

“What we attempted to do was to see if people who had beentreated over a 20-year period had adifferent survival rate than people who weren’t treated,” Wolfe says.

Dickinson’s poems and hundreds of herletters—some partially erased by familymembers. He also draws on the littleknown pre-press manuscripts of her firstcollection, the letters of her contempo-raries and even marginalia in books fromher home.

Since the posthumous discovery ofher 1,775 poems, Dickinson’s arrestinglanguage and vision have stunned read-ers. The mystery of her life also fasci-nates: How could such a famously cir-cumscribed writer produce such pas-sionate poetry? How can so little beknown about a woman who spent herlife almost entirely in the same village,nearly in the same house?

Habegger’s work joins fine company,notably Richard Sewall’s 1974 two-vol-ume biography. But new information hasadded to the record, including R. W.Franklin’s 1998 variorum collection thatredated many documents, as well aswhat may be a second image of the poetdiscovered on eBay in 2000. Modernscholars have also pursued new lines ofthinking, questioning the poet’s sanity,sexual orientation, feminist awarenessand eating habits.

Habegger addresses most of thesequestions as he updates. He aims to sub-mit all conjecture to “gimlet-eyed scruti-ny and an insistence on plausible evi-dence.”

He traces Dickinson’s family history(devoting the first four chapters to hergrandparents and parents), highlightingthe irony that father Edward Dickinsonpublished college articles disparagingovereducated women and calling uponall ladies to “stay at home.”

Most of the reclusive poet’s relation-ships were maintained through corre-spondence, though Dickinson’s intensityoverwhelmed many. Her poems and let-ters repeatedly complain of neglect.Writing Thomas Wentworth Higginson,a Boston literary critic and one of thefew people she sent her poems to, sheworried, “Did I displease you? But won’tyou tell me how?”

Habegger’s boldest argument is that

whose shorthand names are DHA andARA—should be added to infant formu-las. And potential problems extendbeyond bottle-fed infants.

Carlson, the Midwest Dairy Councilprofessor of nutrition at KU MedicalCenter, says that because manyAmericans have diets low in fish andeggs, American mothers generally have

lower levels of DHA than dowomen from other countries. Tothat foods list, Colombo, profes-sor of psychology and associate

dean of the Graduate School,adds leafy greens.

“We lay the foundationin infancy for a lot ofchronic illnesses,”Carlson says. “We wantto have good nutrition in the first year of life.Numerous studies arenow showing that the

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the object of the plaintive, romantic“Master” poems was the Rev. CharlesWadsworth, a married poet-turned-min-ister who preached in Philadelphia andSan Francisco. Though this possibilityhas been raised before, Habegger usesthe new Dickinson photograph and theFranklin collection to support his case.Always careful, he still cautions that “theevidence remains … circumstantial andconjectural.”

This reasonable tone carries the book.Habegger makes a number of his owncorrections, identifying and adjustingmany dates. His thoughtful andinformed approach leads to delightfulclose readings of her work. Analyzing“God gave a Loaf to every Bird,”Habegger says Dickinson “converteddeprivation into a state of wealth thatmakes her ‘Sovereign of them all.’”

Habegger’s book is more scholarlythan popular; some readers will getimpatient with his thoroughness. Butthis detailed portrait of the poet adds upto the kind of riches she claimed for her-self as “a millionaire/in littlewealths.”�

—Lisa TaggartTaggart is a travel writer at Sunset

Magazine in California.

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Baby stepResearchers convince formulamakers to rewrite their recipes

e are what we eat. And infants will bewhat they eat.

So say profes-sors John Colombo and SusanCarlson, whose research hashelped convince two leadingbaby-food manufacturers andthe U.S. Food and DrugAdministration that fattyacids critical to central-nerv-ous system development—

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health of an infant is highlyrelated to health throughlife.”

Colombo is a leadingauthority on baby, toddlerand infant development. Morethan 10 years ago he discoveredthat a researcher at the University ofTennessee—Susan Carlson—was workingon similar research about infant atten-tion and recognition, but attacking theproblem from a nutrition angle.

They quickly began discussing theoverlap in their research projects; whenCarlson agreed in 1997 to join the KUfaculty, they wrote a grant proposal forjoint research into DHA’s impact on cog-nitive abilities in infants.

“She was working in an area whereshe needed some help in the assess-ment, which is what we had done herefor years and years,” Colombo says. “Wehad developed tests and implementedmeasures of early cognitive function, sowhat people are interested in doing isusing those measures to evaluate earlyinterventions.”

Colombo and Carlson are now focus-ing on what Carlson terms “the nextfrontier.” Among their current researchquestions are: What is the best level forDHA supplementation, and when andhow should it be given? How will itinfluence the baby if it is delivered prenatally? How does DHA supplemen-tation affect babies born prematurely,and how does it affect those carried tofull term? How widespread are theeffects of these compounds in the nervous system?

Until more answers are found, bothColombo and Carlson say, their recom-mendations for infant-formula supple-ments are “conservative.”

“The kind of things that are happen-ing when they are infants are not thesort of things that parents would easilyobserve,” Carlson says. “We believe thatwhat we’re doing is putting in the build-ing blocks for good central nervous sys-tem development, and, in fact, for whole-child development.”�

—Chris Lazzarino

Looking back on one of the most distin-guished faculty careers in KU’s modern

era, Marilyn Stokstad admits that the jobof her dreams never really was her dreamto begin with.

“I was never one who planned a career.If an opportunity appeared and it struckme as being worthwhile, then I pursuedit,” she says.“But I never dreamed of all ofthis. Never. Never. I’ve always done what Ienjoyed doing at the moment.”

Stokstad, Judith Harris Murphy distin-guished professor emerita of art history,retired at the end of the spring semester.During her 44 years here, she establishedart history as an independent discipline in the humanities, conceived and imple-mented the art-history graduate program,served as director of the art museum andassociate dean of liberal arts and sciences,and in 1997 received the Chancellors ClubCareer Teaching Award.

In his letter supporting that award,Charles C. Eldredge, Hall distinguishedprofessor of American art, noted thatevery art-history faculty member hadjoined KU because of Stokstad’s reputa-tion and presence. Chancellor Robert E.Hemenway recently said,“She representedthe best of us.”

Beloved for countless jobs doneexceedingly well on the Hill, Stokstadgained wider fame and adoration as theauthor of Art History, published in 1995.Her huge textbook helped correct themany inexcusable oversights that had lasted too long in the field.

Contrary to the education shereceived in the 1950s, women create greatart. So do modernists, photographers, dec-orative artists, Native Americans and for-eign artists who live and work outside ofWestern Europe.

“It’s a totally different field since Ibegan,” she says.“It was a man’s field andvery much a coastal field.Women werejust not part of that, but I just decided this

is what I love and I took my chances andstuck with it. Now there are more womenthan men in the field, which from my daywould have been unheard of.”

Stokstad last year published a secondedition of her textbook, and is now work-ing on second editions of Art: A BriefHistory and Medieval Art, and will soonbegin writing a high-school textbook oncastles.While she will keep her Lawrencehome, she also plans to make regular andlonger visits to her sister in Virginia and toEurope as a lecturer for the SmithsonianInstitution.

“When you get to travel and see thesethings for yourself, you discover that theyreally exist,” she says.“Buildings are notjust pictures, but have backs and sides andyou can walk into them. On my first tripto Europe, the sculptor Donatello justoverwhelmed me with his genius, his variety, his sensitivity.

“It’s so much fun to teach these things, and it’s particularly fun to introducepeople to something that you personallyfeel is absolutely wonderful and almost life-changing.”�

—Chris Lazzarino

� Before the portrait of her patron, MarilynStokstad cradles the product of her career.

Stokstad’s career makeshistory in art history

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“It means all campus cliques are dissolved at thesmoking of the pipe, and all students are as one, allalumni of KU.”

—Henry Werner, dean of student affairs, 1946

These buoyant graduates of 1923 struckjaunty poses, as if auditioning for roles inthe dandy world blossoming all aroundthem. Bemused by the gaiety of the

moment and the perfectness of their generation,these Daisy Buchanans were eager to prove, fromthis moment forward, that their cosmopolitan

crew was the most sophisticated yet.That unceasing rush to modernity eventually

doomed a ceremony that began before the1890s. We know little of the peace-pipe tradi-tion’s end and even less of its beginning

History professor Frank Melvin, c’06, g’09,told a reporter in 1946 that he did not knowwhy or when the Commencement calumets tookhold; neither did the Alumni Association’s execu-tive secretary, Fred Ellsworth, c’22.

Paul Lawson, dean of liberal arts and sciences,proffered journalism professor Leon Flint, c’1897.“And if Flint doesn’t know,” Lawson said, “you’llhave to ask God Himself.”

No, Flint didn’t know, and no higher authoritywas cited.

But it really wasn’t necessary.Once-respected instincts for silly ceremonies

that point us toward maturity need no explanation.�

� 1923 graduates JuneJudy Langworthy (left) and

Elizabeth DunkelMacCurdy (right) and two

unnamed friends withtheir Commencement

peace pipes.

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